Porterfield blasts ICC plans as 'slap in the face' for associate nations

“It’s only full members they’re giving the opportunities to – it may as well be a members’ cup, as opposed to a World Cup.”

Ireland captain William Porterfield fears the International Cricket Council will be running a competition for ’members only’ rather than a proper World Cup if it presses ahead with streamlining plans.

The ICC remains committed to reducing the number of teams competing in the next World Cup, in England in 2019, to 10 rather than the 14 who took part in the ongoing one in Australia and New Zealand.