The Australian team toured but games against the national side did not have Test status.

It took them 45 games since gaining Test status in 1926 to record their first win.

These fixtures however will not be granted Test status for the English players.

Eight matches were played between the two teams in the early 1980s-all awarded Test status.

The series consisted of 17 matches, four of Test status against international opposition.

The ground opened in 1941 and gained Test status in 1979.

Otherwise, the issue will be put to a vote which also includes 20 smaller nations who lack Test status.

Whether Bangladesh should have been granted Test status in 2000 is another matter.

After the success of their 1923 tour, three of the matches were granted Test status.

This was a huge feat for a country that has not even been granted Test status.