In interview with the Beeb, O'Brien (K) said that he would rather have qualified form the group than scoring the ton against England. He's right of course, we a top class associate member but England apart we failed to deliever when it counted against the big boys.Broken Wing wrote:And Kevin O'Brien finishes it with a six which is a fitting end to Ireland's CWC really.
Funny how Ireland Cricket World Cup is going to reflect our 6N's, very disspointing really we beat the other associate in our group (Sctoland & Italy) and only the England game to look back on as any sort of success (asuming we knock the Chariot off course again tomorrow)....
Dockrell apart I don't think any of the lads delivered consitently, KO'B in particuar wil be unhappy somewhat with his contribution outside of the England game (with the ball he was 4 wickets for 17 Overs at nearly 7 an Over, even the wayward Rankin was cheaper after 55 Overs)...
The big question is where to now for the Ireland Cricket team? Realistically we don't have the resources or interest to support Test matches. With the changing view by the ICC on associates participating in the CWC and the emergence of Afghanistan as a new power thing could grind to a halt pretty quickly.
The next year will be pretty interesting to say the least....