Bangladesh player Mominul Haque said on Tuesday that the prospect of a two-tier Test structure is going to be ‘frustrating’ as it will devalue the longer format in the country as well. According to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald, India, Australia and England are going to divide Test cricket into two divisions so that the “Big Three” can play each other more often.

“It’s frustrating for me,” Mominul told Cricbuzz on Tuesday. “To be honest I am not making any team small but I am not sure what process will be followed in the lower tier. I am not sure whether we can progress to the first tier if we play well in the second tier. I think the number of Test matches will be lesser and it is very frustrating for the Test players and I don’t think it will be good for us. To be honest if we don’t play against good teams our game will not improve and you will remain at the same level if you are playing among yourselves and not against bigger and tougher opposition.”
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“When you play against a good team you will try to see how to better yourself just to compete against them and where you want to take your Test cricket you can understand all those things. The value of Test cricket will go down if this happens as there will be lesser Tests and as the value will get lesser the players will go for white ball cricket,” he further added.
If the move goes through, it can be speculated that South Africa, Australia, England and India will be placed in Division 1 with Bangladesh likely to be present in the second division as well.