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England had a morning to forget at Lord’s in their first ever Test match with Ireland as they were rolled over for 85. The hosts returned to the scene of their World Cup triumph but were brought back down to earth with a bang and were blown away by the visitors. Tim Murtagh did the…
England kicked off their World Cup summer with a tense victory in Ireland, as Ben Foakes overshadowed fellow debutant Jofra Archer with a match-winning turn in Malahide. Archer was easily the most hyped of the six first-timers on show (three in each side) but while he opened his international account with a stump-toppling yorker and…
Jofra Archer is one of three players set to make their England one-day international debuts on Friday. England face Ireland in Malahide as preparations for this summer’s World Cup step up. Jofra Archer is set to make his debut for EnglandGetty England captain Eoin Morgan confirmed that Archer, along with Dawid Malan and Ben Foakes,…
Windies star Chris Gayle Chris Gayle is set to play his first one-day international in more than two years after being included in a 15-man West Indies squad to take on England and Ireland next month. Gayle last played an ODI in the 2015 World Cup quarter-final but returned for West Indies in a Twenty20…
The Emerald Isle were awarded full membership to the International Cricket Council Ireland may have to wait beyond 2018 to make their Test debut, chief executive Warren Deutrom has warned. Both Ireland and Afghanistan were awarded full membership to the International Cricket Council (ICC) last week as they met for their annual conference in London….
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Ireland have been playing as affiliate members since 1993 Ireland and Afghanistan have attained Test status after they were granted full membership by the International Cricket Council. The ICC met for its annual conference in London on Thursday and confirmed Ireland and Afghanistan as full members after a unanimous vote. Ireland have been playing as…
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