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Always tends to be a good match between the two these days, with Scotland getting stronger and Ireland taking a brief step back after the golden generation. One of the better suggestions I've heard as a future white-ball replacement for the Hundred is a Home Nations kind of tournament where Scotland, Ireland, maybe Wales and maybe Netherlands could compete against a North of England and South of England. Dodge any ICC objections by treating them as private franchises rather than the official national sides, have a few geographical qualification/residency rules to preserve some sense of identity and regional pride at the same time (while allowing a few overseas signings), bob's your uncle; it'd have the potential to pull in English crowds while growing the game in the Celtic fringe and maybe expand into Europe, as the Six Nations eventually did.