That's my XI too Aurelius. I agree with you about Edwards too. I would swap Chanderpaul around with Samuels though and play him at 4.

As for this issue about a two tier system.

I always have to ask people what they hope to achieve by it.

Because any team in the 2nd tier is bound to see their income reduced. Sponsors, TV rights etc... which bring in a lot of money to nurture the grassroots game will be reduced by virtue of them being second tier. Likewise, why would supporters bother turning up to see West Indies vs UAE, for example, in a 3 Test match series?

The WI once were the best in the world, have fallen to the 8th best and find it hard to be anything other than 8th best under the same system we have now.

And somehow demoting them, the equivalent of the little kid's table at a wedding, is going to help them?

I'm sure the "carrot" of relegation/promotion will be floated around that at the end of a cycle, the top team from the 2nd tier plays the bottom of the top tier.

What happens when that match (or series) ends up drawn?

What happens when the series deciding match is lost by a small margin by virtue of some highly contentious umpiring? "Tough luck just try again in another X years".

And let's say you do get promoted. How will having played all those lower teams for so long, get you ready for now playing against the big boys?

Also, where is the cut off point for this 2nd tier?