Australian cricket great Allan Border believes international Twenty20s should be abolished, allowing more emphasis to be placed upon 50-over one-day matches.

Border, renowned and respected as one of Australia's greatest batsmen and captains, said playing a T20 World Cup every two years would be enough for the game's shortest form, as domestic T20 competitions continue to dominate the landscape.

"I wouldn't be playing T20 international cricket at all, I would save that for a World Cup every two years," Border told Grandstand's Jim Maxwell.

"I think there is enough domestic Twenty20 cricket to fill the program out quite nicely. We've got the Big Bash, there's the IPL, there's Twenty20 competitions in basically every country.

"Why we have to play international Twenty20 cricket as well as that, I don't necessarily agree with."

As Australia and New Zealand prepare to host the 50-over game's 11th World Cup in 2015, many have questioned the relevance of the format in the modern game as T20 rises and Tests still take precedence.

But Border says 50-over cricket offers room for tactical nuance and excitement T20s cannot provide, and it should still reign supreme.

"I'd hate to see the 50-over game wither and die, I really think it's a wonderful game of cricket and I think the World Cup coming up in Australia and New Zealand will be an absolute ripper," he said.

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"I think that would be a shame, I think the 50-over game is a superior game to 20-over cricket.

"I prefer the 50-over game as far as the ebb and flow, the bowler is in the contest a little more, and you can have little periods where you bat or bowl yourself out of the game and then bat or bowl yourself back into the game.

"That's very difficult to do in 20-over cricket."

Australia, who on Sunday wrapped up its T20 series against South Africa with a win in Sydney, starts its five-match ODI series against the Proteas at the WACA ground on Friday.

Border not ruling out Cricket Australia role in the future

Having formerly worked as both an Australian selector and on the board of directors at Cricket Australia, Border said he would consider putting his hand up if either role became available in the future.

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"Having a crack at selection duties initially was great fun, but to be honest we had one of Australia's greatest cricket teams as a group so it wasn't difficult as a selector," he said.

"So it's probably a lot more challenging now, and I'd probably be better prepared for it now.

"The same could be said as a board director. It's all changed a bit now, where the states don't jockey for position quite as much.

"I'd probably be better suited to a less political animal in this day and age than I was doing the job a few years back.

"Put it this way, I wouldn't say no if there was an opportunity.

"I'd be ready again to have a crack at either of those roles.

"But that's not something I'm rushing into, I'm enjoying doing what I'm doing."

Jim Maxwell's interview with Allan Border will be played on National Grandstand this weekend.