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New Zealand Crickets chief executive David White has said his board fully supports the proposed two-tier system in Tests. Such a move, White believed, would add context to the game, but he also underlined the need for ICC to ensure that teams pushed down to the second division dont suffer financially. White also advocated trimming Test matches to four days apiece.We are big supporters [of the two-tier system], White, who is also the Full-Member representative on the ICC Cricket Committee, told ESPNcricinfo. Theres already lot of interest in New Zealand in Test cricket, but if we had a competition with promotion and relegation and a winner at the end, it would really increase interest, no doubt about that.Everyone agrees we need context, we need something thats aspirational. [But] the countries who dont make the top division in the first instance [should not be] not disadvantaged financially - thats really important.ICC chief executive David Richardson had put forward the plan in June, saying the governing body was contemplating an increase in the number of countries with Test status and then separating them into two groups - the top seven and the bottom five - based on performance. New Zealand, as of July 18, are ranked No. 5 in Tests, which will see them in division one should the proposal be passed.White said NZC would support the proposal even if it meant New Zealand were relegated to division two. We support meritocracy. If youre good enough, youre good enough - if youre not good enough you shouldnt be there, White said. Its incumbent upon us to make sure we are good enough.It will make people look at their high-performance programmes and their systems, so the product of Test cricket will improve as well.Over the past month, the boards of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have both said they are in opposition to the plan. BCB vice-president Mahbubul Anam said Bangladeshs standard of cricket was likely to regress if they were not given the opportunity to play against the top sides - at No. 9, Bangladesh would fall into division two. Sri Lanka are ranked at No. 7, meaning they will make division one, but SLC president Thilanga Sumathipala voiced concerns over the financial ramifications of the proposed system. Instead, the SLC put forward the idea of four-day Tests, which White said appealed to him.One of the challenges at the moment is if you play a three-Test series it has to be played over four weeks: four weeks is a long time, White said. But if you play a three-Test series of four-day cricket it can be played over three weeks, so you save a week. And, as we know, the calendar is very congested. Theres a lot of work to be done around this but its certainly a concept thats worth exploring further.Read the full interview with David White here Maurice Richard Canadiens Jersey . The 15th-ranked Canadian men lost the opening two games of their European tour: 19-15 to No. 17 Georgia and 21-20 to No. Doug Harvey Canadiens Jersey . It was the second consecutive win for the Pacers (2-5), who lost their first five preseason games. Jeff Teague led the Hawks (1-5) with 17 points and eight assists and Al Horford had 12 points and seven rebounds. Mike Scott scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half. http://www.canadienssale.com/authentic-artturi-lehkonen-canadiens-jersey/ .ca! Hi Kerry, Its another day and here we are looking at another dubious hit to the head. In this case Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky elbowed Saku Koivu in the head about a second after he dished off the puck to a teammate, knocking him unconscious. Max Domi Canadiens Jersey . Coach Mike Munchak says Fokou stretched ligaments in his left knee Oct. 13 against Seattle, which could keep out up to five weeks even though the linebacker didnt need surgery. Jacques Plante Canadiens Jersey . -- Yogi Ferrell orchestrates pretty much everything in Indianas offence.The Montreal Canadiens have reached an agreement in principle with free agent defenceman Douglas Murray on a one-year contract worth $1.5 million. The 33-year-old Swede split last season between the San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins, scoring one goal and adding five assissts in 43 games.dddddddddddd In eight NHL seasons with the Sharks and Penguins Murray has registered seven goals and 55 assists. Murray is coming off a four-year deal he signed with San Jose prior to the 2009-10 season worth an average annual value of $2.5 million. ' ' '