Stunning Irish triumph proves minnows have huge part to play in World Cup
So the minnows are spoiling the World Cup, are they?
Not any more they’re not. Andrew Strauss may disagree, but Ireland’s three-wicket win over a disbelieving England side at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here last night was comfortably the most heart-warming run chase in the history of the one-day game.And Kevin O’Brien’s ferocious 113 off 63 balls — an innings that could yet propel this Dublin club cricketer to fame and fortune in the Indian Premier League — was comfortably its most spine-tingling knock, going to his record ton in 50 balls.
Ireland may well not be in this tournament in four years’ time after the ICC’s arrogant decision to limit the World Cup to 10 teams and ring-fence the 50-over format for the rich and powerful. On this evidence, their absence will be a travesty.Forget, for a moment, another dismal performance in the field by England, who — after reducing Ireland to 111 for five — performed as if they had one eye already on the quarter-final place which is no longer the certainty it seemed after their batsmen scored 327 for eight.This was Ireland’s day, Ireland’s night and who knows what else beyond. You only hoped the bar of the Royal Gardenia Hotel in Bangalore, where the team are staying, had bought in extra stock.It was a truly astonishing game and an irresistible advert for one-day cricket — if it were needed after England and India scored 338 apiece here on Sunday — in a tournament where the smaller teams had done little to ram the ICC’s shrinkage plans back down their throat.Ireland’s captain William Porterfield did well to conceal his disdain. ‘The ICC have made a decision and it’s out of our hands,’ he said. ‘It’s a pretty disappointing move for a lot of teams and could be the death of cricket for a lot of countries.’
All to play for: England will need to improve if they are to be sure of qualifyingEngland, meanwhile, must now breathe new life into their World Cup campaign by winning two of their remaining three group games — against South Africa, Bangladesh and West Indies — to avoid stumbling at the first meaningful hurdle for the fifth tournament in a row.Because make no mistake: their bowling and fielding was woeful. Graeme Swann alone was exempt from the blame after claiming three wickets in 13 balls as Ireland’s middle order threatened to fall to pieces.But five catches of varying difficulty were dropped, and Matt Prior — who made a complete hash of a skier to reprieve Ed Joyce on 21 — did not even flinch when Alex Cusack, Robin to O’Brien’s Batman, edged Stuart Broad within catching distance of him as Ireland fought back.
A disconsolate Andrew Strauss, who shelled O’Brien, admitted: ‘I thought they were in with a chance because we chased down a similar score against India.
'But I backed our bowlers and fielders to put on a display that would be too tough for them. We did not do that and only have ourselves to blame. It’s bitterly disappointing and, to be honest, we’re quite shocked.’
Gone were the clever yorkers and changes of pace that helped Tim Bresnan slow down India’s charge four days ago. Instead, England served up length and paid the price. They came into this game with the pressure on their bowlers to match the efforts of their batsmen — and flopped horribly.
As O’Brien and Cusack compiled their match-changing sixth-wicket stand of 162 in 17 overs, England simply disintegrated.‘They weren’t really hitting their straps or their yorkers,’ said O’Brien, who hit 13 fours and six sixes. One of them, over long-on off Jimmy Anderson, measured 102 metres, the longest hit of the tournament. ‘There was a four-ball every over, so we knew if we just kept out the good balls and hit the bad ones for four, we’d walk to victory.’ Ireland’s spirit was typified by the support received by O’Brien. After Cusack was run out for 47 to make it 273 for six, John Mooney chipped in with 33 not out from 30 balls, and even captain Trent Johnston hit his first ball through extra cover for four.
When Mooney tucked Anderson through mid-wicket for the winning boundary, Ireland’s players swarmed on to the outfield as the England team waited forlornly to shake their hands.It was not supposed to be like this after a third-wicket stand of 167 in 156 balls between Jonathan Trott, who hit 92, and Ian Bell, with 81, took England to 278 for two in the 43rd over. But the lack of a big-hitter down the order proved costly, and Strauss’s men managed only 70 runs in their last 10 overs.
Anderson then bowled Porterfield off a thick inside edge with the first ball of Ireland’s reply, and when Swann took three wickets in three overs, the writing seemed on the wall. O’Brien, though, couldn’t read it. ‘Myself and Alex Cusack took a chance and we got the ball rolling,’ he said. ‘From there, I don’t think England had any answers for us.’ Minnows everywhere were last night saying amen to that.
Stunning Irish triumph proves minnows have huge part to play in World Cup
So the minnows are spoiling the World Cup, are they?
Not any more they’re not. Andrew Strauss may disagree, but Ireland’s three-wicket win over a disbelieving England side at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here last night was comfortably the most heart-warming run chase in the history of the one-day game.
And Kevin O’Brien’s ferocious 113 off 63 balls — an innings that could yet propel this Dublin club cricketer to fame and fortune in the Indian Premier League — was comfortably its most spine-tingling knock, going to his record ton in 50 balls.
Ireland may well not be in this tournament in four years’ time after the ICC’s arrogant decision to limit the World Cup to 10 teams and ring-fence the 50-over format for the rich and powerful. On this evidence, their absence will be a travesty.
Forget, for a moment, another dismal performance in the field by England, who — after reducing Ireland to 111 for five — performed as if they had one eye already on the quarter-final place which is no longer the certainty it seemed after their batsmen scored 327 for eight.
This was Ireland’s day, Ireland’s night and who knows what else beyond. You only hoped the bar of the Royal Gardenia Hotel in Bangalore, where the team are staying, had bought in extra stock.
It was a truly astonishing game and an irresistible advert for one-day cricket — if it were needed after England and India scored 338 apiece here on Sunday — in a tournament where the smaller teams had done little to ram the ICC’s shrinkage plans back down their throat.
Ireland’s captain William Porterfield did well to conceal his disdain. ‘The ICC have made a decision and it’s out of our hands,’ he said. ‘It’s a pretty disappointing move for a lot of teams and could be the death of cricket for a lot of countries.’
All to play for: England will need to improve if they are to be sure of qualifying
England, meanwhile, must now breathe new life into their World Cup campaign by winning two of their remaining three group games — against South Africa, Bangladesh and West Indies — to avoid stumbling at the first meaningful hurdle for the fifth tournament in a row.
Because make no mistake: their bowling and fielding was woeful. Graeme Swann alone was exempt from the blame after claiming three wickets in 13 balls as Ireland’s middle order threatened to fall to pieces.
But five catches of varying difficulty were dropped, and Matt Prior — who made a complete hash of a skier to reprieve Ed Joyce on 21 — did not even flinch when Alex Cusack, Robin to O’Brien’s Batman, edged Stuart Broad within catching distance of him as Ireland fought back.
A disconsolate Andrew Strauss, who shelled O’Brien, admitted: ‘I thought they were in with a chance because we chased down a similar score against India.
'But I backed our bowlers and fielders to put on a display that would be too tough for them. We did not do that and only have ourselves to blame. It’s bitterly disappointing and, to be honest, we’re quite shocked.’
Gone were the clever yorkers and changes of pace that helped Tim Bresnan slow down India’s charge four days ago. Instead, England served up length and paid the price. They came into this game with the pressure on their bowlers to match the efforts of their batsmen — and flopped horribly.
As O’Brien and Cusack compiled their match-changing sixth-wicket stand of 162 in 17 overs, England simply disintegrated.
‘They weren’t really hitting their straps or their yorkers,’ said O’Brien, who hit 13 fours and six sixes. One of them, over long-on off Jimmy Anderson, measured 102 metres, the longest hit of the tournament.
‘There was a four-ball every over, so we knew if we just kept out the good balls and hit the bad ones for four, we’d walk to victory.’
Ireland’s spirit was typified by the support received by O’Brien. After Cusack was run out for 47 to make it 273 for six, John Mooney chipped in with 33 not out from 30 balls, and even captain Trent Johnston hit his first ball through extra cover for four.
When Mooney tucked Anderson through mid-wicket for the winning boundary, Ireland’s players swarmed on to the outfield as the England team waited forlornly to shake their hands.
It was not supposed to be like this after a third-wicket stand of 167 in 156 balls between Jonathan Trott, who hit 92, and Ian Bell, with 81, took England to 278 for two in the 43rd over. But the lack of a big-hitter down the order proved costly, and Strauss’s men managed only 70 runs in their last 10 overs.
Anderson then bowled Porterfield off a thick inside edge with the first ball of Ireland’s reply, and when Swann took three wickets in three overs, the writing seemed on the wall. O’Brien, though, couldn’t read it.
‘Myself and Alex Cusack took a chance and we got the ball rolling,’ he said. ‘From there, I don’t think England had any answers for us.’
Minnows everywhere were last night saying amen to that.
Source-Daily mail.
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