Cricket Ireland chief Warren Deutrom says the country will remain nothing more than a "feeder system" for England unless its achieves Test match status.

Deutrom insists that Irish cricket's administrators share the "players' vision" that Test match status must be obtained.

Cricket Ireland published a strategic plan on Tuesday which, it maintains, outlines a road map that will take the country to the Test arena by 2020.

The plan outlines proposals to establish a domestic first-class cricket structure in Ireland and to increase the numbers playing the game to 50,000.