The problem is that there are enormous gulfs between the different tiers of world cricket:
Tier 1 - Australia
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Tier 2 - Sri Lanka, England
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Tier 3 - India, Pakistan, NZ, Sth Africa
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Tier 4 - WI
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Tier 5 - BD
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Tier 6 - Zim
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Tier 7 - Everyone else
The reasons why OZ are at the top have been discussed at length - professionalism, strong domestic competition, talent, etc. England are getting up there too despite the Ashes debacle. SL are not quite as professional but are on the way and have some very talented players. Then there's a bit of a gulf to the rest.
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