USA's journey to make it into the top flight of world cricket has become more difficult with the news that the 2015 World Cup will be a 10-team event. However, USA coach and former West Indies Test player, Clayton Lambert, remains confident that his players will continue making progress towards a potential spot in the event.
"For us, it's certainly a blow, because as an Associate nation, that's the highest form of the game that you can hope to play. That is a blow, but for us, there is still the challenge of trying to be in the top of the Associates and then hopefully we can become a Full [Member]. It is a disappointment for the guys. The guys are really looking forward to going to the World Cup.
"We were hearing that it would probably be only two teams and we still think we're good enough to be one of the two."
Lambert was part of the USA team that played in the Champions Trophy in 2004, but playing against the top flight again became a faraway dream after the USA Cricket Association (USACA) was suspended by the ICC for internal problems. When USA was readmitted in 2008, they were dropped down to World Cricket League (WCL) Division 5.
