Edinburgh, Aug. 10 -- Cricket Scotland and the Royal Dutch Cricket Association (KNCB) issued a joint statement on Monday, expressing their disappointment with the "significant structural changes" to the ICC Men's 50-over World Cup qualification pathway, calling it a "setback to Associate Member cricket".

The tournament has been divided into three rounds before the semi-finals and the final. Round one would be the 'Super Series' featuring the three lowest-ranked of the 14 qualified teams in a round-robin format. The team that finishes top of the Super Series will progress to the next stage of the competition.

In round two, the teams will be divided into two groups of six and will play 30 matches in the group stage. Following that, the to...