Opinion: Why associate countries are weak?

I thought I will just list out the points here at the momment, and then delve into the details of every point in individual blog entries. Ofcourse most of my readers here would not need any explanation of the points, because they are fairly straightforward to understand. However, the weight that I will be giving [...]

News: Afghanistan scrap past Essex 2nd XI….

Nothing else is available at the momment except for the following information:
Essex 2nd XI 238-9 off 40 overs (Will Jefferson 65, Graham Napier 96)
Afghanistan 242-9 off 39.2 overs (Napier 3-24)
Afghanistan won by one wicket
Now please someone explain to me, what is wrong with the ICC structure that the team that loses to English 2nd XI [...]