The hyped Australia-India Test series was a commercial success but it was a bittersweet feeling for smaller cricket nations unable to regularly play the expensive format.

The move to split the 12 Test playing teams has been in discussion for sometime. The idea will again be debated when the top bosses of Cricket Australia and England and Wales Cricket Board meet ICC Chair Jay Shah later this month.

A mini-collapse sparked by a run-out helped Australia stay on top as India reached 164-5 at stumps Friday on the second day of the fourth test of the five-match series. Australia resumed Friday morning at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 311-6 and scored 474,

Tough decisions might need to be made for India's slumping Test cricket team in desperate need of a reboot after falling away in Australia.