It was coming. I think ICC just waiting for the right time to split the Test nations in two-tiers. It is not feasible to split it by having 8 teams in the 1st tier, as it will not make any difference. Now, with degraded West Indies, always mediocre New Zealand, De-graded+Political issues with Pakistan, there is a possibility to split the with 6 teams each. This is what the big guns want - play each other more and earn more money. I do not see it coming in 1/2 years, but definitely there is going to be some change to make sure big teams play each other more. Opening window for IPL also boosts ICC to go for this.
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