Not all these teams have had continuous tenure among the test playing nations. South Africa, for example, were excluded in response to their [[apartheid]] policy. Ireland have recently expressed the desire to become full ICC members and get to test status. | Not all these teams have had continuous tenure among the test playing nations. South Africa, for example, were excluded in response to their [[apartheid]] policy. Ireland have recently expressed the desire to become full ICC members and get to test status. |