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The Age-Australia

He argued that second-string nations should play one-day cricket against each other in a second-tier competition before earning the right to compete against teams like Australia.

You're not tested, that's the thing. When you're playing at that level you like being tested all the time, that's why it's called Test cricket and one-day cricket as well," Ponting said. "You like to test your skills against the best players from other countries.