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These opinions have been present for a long time, but the counties vote for the scheduling. We haven't had a single opening batsmen who can properly open in Tests since Cook retired, and he didn't really have a settled partner after Strauss retired. Writing has been on the wall for a long time.

Because the counties voted in the scheduling because the Blast and One Day is where their priorities lie. There is no secret about this.

The problem I have is that there isn't enough quality first class players across 18 teams, and hasn't been for a considerable amount of time. We can't find a half decent test spinner, our openers have no experience of facing 2 quality seam bowlers let alone 3 or 4 in a test match as it happens...

I think the reason being, and what HairPiece is alluding to, is that it takes all 18 counties to agree to these changes, and scheduling and whatnot. It is a cumbersome structure for instigating any kind of change because all 18 want to look after their own slice of cake. Test match cricket is...