Plan to exclude Associates from next World Cup vindicated

David Leggat, in the New Zealand Herald, says the maulings Kenya and Canada have experienced in their World Cup so far has vindicated the ICC's plan to limit the next World Cup to ten teams.

These countries have not markedly improved over the years. If they had, more power to them.

That's the rub, and why another way forward with more engagement between the majors and minors must be found. Tours to and from the stronger countries to play first-class sides for starters.

Stuart Clark agrees in the Age, saying too many teams with inadequate talent makes for a lot of meaningless cricket.