I was thinking of starting a career as a minor nation i.e. Bangladesh or Zimbabwe, but don't want to spend the whole time playing 2-test series. Does the schedule change once you improve in the rankings, or is it programmed so Ban/Zim only ever play short series?
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Originally posted by konrad_middlesex View PostI was thinking of starting a career as a minor nation i.e. Bangladesh or Zimbabwe, but don't want to spend the whole time playing 2-test series. Does the schedule change once you improve in the rankings, or is it programmed so Ban/Zim only ever play short series?
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It's hard to balance the fixtures because people forget about the team they are playing. If Australia are ranked 8th and India 1st then you would think Australia would get only a 2-Test series because of their poor positioning, however because India are positioned 1st they should get a 3-5 match series?
Countries like New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Kenya etc have less test matches and one dayers because they have a smaller following of cricket in their countries. Even if a team like Bangladesh climbed the ranks to 3rd or 2nd, they would still play the same amount of matches because the following wouldn't have increased much more (although ranking higher would certainly improve your supporters base in the long run)
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Originally posted by morty View PostIt's hard to balance the fixtures because people forget about the team they are playing. If Australia are ranked 8th and India 1st then you would think Australia would get only a 2-Test series because of their poor positioning, however because India are positioned 1st they should get a 3-5 match series?
Countries like New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Kenya etc have less test matches and one dayers because they have a smaller following of cricket in their countries. Even if a team like Bangladesh climbed the ranks to 3rd or 2nd, they would still play the same amount of matches because the following wouldn't have increased much more (although ranking higher would certainly improve your supporters base in the long run)
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