Former England skipper Michael Atherton believes the ICC World Cup Super League is “incredibly complex” and the governing body should have come up with “a bit more straightforward” qualification system for the 2023 World Cup in India.

“There is always logic in everything that happens, but what tends to happen is that it’s incredibly complex because what you’re trying to do is fit two systems together,” Atherton said on Sky Sports Cricket.

“You’ve got the ICC global events — World Cup, World T20, and what was the Champions Trophy — and you’re trying to marry that with the usual bilateral series. Trying to mix those two is incredibly difficult.”