Cricket Australia wants the 2015 World Cup to be contested by the 10 best teams in world cricket. The report comes after the ICC's confirmation that a reassessment on the fate of the associate members' participation in the event was on the cards. Co-hosts Australia will put their point across when the ICC reconsiders the tournament format at its annual conference in Hong Kong in June. A Cricket Australia spokesman said today that their starting point on ICC Events has always been that qualification should be based on merit. The ICC was roundly criticised by the non-Test-playing nations after its decision to curtail the number of participants in the 2015 edition of the mega-event from 14 to the 10 full members, including strugglers Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. But, following mounting pressure from the associates, ICC has mulled reconsidering its decision. Cricket Australia is of the opinion that Twenty20 can be used to grow the game in developing countries.