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The two nations play each other in four Tests and 17 one-day internationals in eight months from June this year and May says it is getting out of control.
He said: "They were already playing 14 one-day internationals and now they've thrown in another three [in Ireland].
"No-one wants a two-bit product where blokes are only giving 75%."
May, a former Australia Test player also feels the World Cup is twice as long as it should be.
And he said the appeal of international cricket would decline if players continue to be asked to play so often.
He argued: "From the perspective of players and spectators, it's going to dampen your interest.
"And it detracts from the commercial value of the product. Vision has been lost about what's important and what is not."
On the subject of the World Cup, he said: "It's too long. Everybody bar the people who sell the TV rights believe we could compress it.
"The ICC sells the rights for significant amounts of money and obviously the broadcasters want to get their money's worth.
"We have to develop the game in some countries but there are arguments about whether the World Cup is the place for them."
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