Mitchell Johnson has disagreed with Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg's statements. Greenberg believes not all countries need to play Test cricket. Johnson suggests a two-tier system for Test cricket. He says wealthy nations should help smaller cricket boards. Johnson believes limiting Test cricket to wealthy nations would hurt its future. He emphasizes that Test cricket needs more participating countries.
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