Australia (AFP) — The world governing body should do more to prevent a repeat of the club versus country player crisis that threatens to turn the West Indies-Australia Test series into a farce, Michael Clarke said yesterday.

The former Australian skipper said international cricket must remain the priority for players over participation in the raft of lucrative global Twenty20 tournaments now available to high-profile stars.

But he accepts Tests will only remain the pinnacle of the game if authorities find a balance that allows top players to also take part in competitions such as the Indian Premier League and Australia’s current Big Bash League.

“The players that are here playing in the BBL (Big Bash League), I think, it’s really disappointing they’re not part of the West Indies Test team,” the recently retired Clarke told the
Sydney Morning Herald.

“There’s a number of players in Australia who would be in their number one picked Test team. I think it’s disappointing for the game and Test match cricket.

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"Anticipated easy wins for Australia has also turned off fans, with speculation that the Boxing Day crowd on Australian cricket’s biggest day of the calendar could be the lowest in 16 years."

The ICC need to tell the WICB what to do . Why do we have a WICB if it cannot see , attempt to fix this contentions issue that is hurting certain teams along with the selection policies . I looked at the applause from the Australian crowd at Hobart , when Darren got his hundred . The Australian crowd wants competition and are not content to see a roll over as a win . Right now in the test team we have a gaping hole at the top .

Who is in the big bash who West Indies selected? Only those cast aside.