It's been discussed and rejected before, but like it or not Two Tier International Cricket is here. It was coming anyway and the Covid-19 pandemic has made it the de facto reality.
The Tier 1 teams play each other, and the Tier 2 teams play each other. Occasionally a Tier 2 team gets an Exhibition Tour over at one of the Tier 1 nations place, where they are expected to provide spirited but ultimately futile resistance.
State of play at the time of writing: England's brave venture into Sri Lanka is the only T1 visit to a T2 team. And that was clearly intended as a warm up in Asian conditions for the upcoming English visit to India.
| Mar 20 - Feb 21 | |
| TESTS | |
| T1 v T1 | 4 |
| T1(h) v T2 | 6 |
| T1(a) v T2 | 2 |
| T2 v T2 | 7 |
Is it likely to change?
Nope
| Feb ‘21 - ‘22 | |
| TESTS | |
| T1 v T1 | 5 |
| T1(h) v T2 | 2 |
| T1(a) v T2 | 0 |
| T2 v T2 | 3 |
