West Indies have still not decided on their stance. "At this point in time the West Indies Cricket Board does not have enough information to make an informed decision," Dave Cameron, the president of the WICB, said. "However in world football there are no divisions with over 200 nations participation, and so off the bat we cannot see the need for divisions if we have 12 teams participating in Test cricket." their stance. "At this point in time the West Indies Cricket Board does not have enough information to make an informed decision," Dave Cameron, the president of the WICB, said. "However in world football there are no divisions with over 200 nations participation, and so off the bat we cannot see the need for divisions if we have 12 teams participating in Test cricket."
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West Indies have still not decided on their stance. "At this point in time the West Indies Cricket Board does not have enough information to make an informed decision," Dave Cameron, the president of the WICB, said. "However in world football there are no divisions with over 200 nations participation, and so off the bat we cannot see the need for divisions if we have 12 teams participating in Test cricket." their stance. "At this point in time the West Indies Cricket Board does not have enough information to make an informed decision," Dave Cameron, the president of the WICB, said. "However in world football there are no divisions with over 200 nations participation, and so off the bat we cannot see the need for divisions if we have 12 teams participating in Test cricket."
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There are of course divisions in domestic football. And with regards to international football, there are group stages for both the qualifying stages and the actual tournaments themselves. The rest of the matches are meaningless friendlies that no one cares about.