I could get behind the idea of the internationals being scheduled like that. March/April would have a better chance for better weather. Plus having the AIs at the same point in the season for both NH and SH squads will stop the silliness from some of the SH columnists that you get whenever a NH team beats a SH team (It's either "the NH team has hit their peak after the end of the season" if it's a win in July or "Our brave SH team was just exhausted because they're playing after a long season").