Cricket World Cup: why we should keep the associate nations

The weeping, gnashing of teeth and celebrating among the ODI (One Day International) cricket faithful would normally end with the conclusion of this years World Cup, with Australia defeating their co-hosts New Zealand in the final. Those activities will probably continue as the ICC (International Cricket Council) ponders cutting the number of teams for the 2019 tournament to compress the time frame. But the advantages of reducing the number of teams by four can just as easily be achieved by a one team expansion.