General Ireland news thread

KevIRL

Raza out. Williams the only danger now

KevIRL

Forgot about Burl. He can hit

KevIRL

Zim seven down

BarryD2

KevIRL wrote: »

Zim seven down

Still kinda balanced, gettable by ZIM but tipped in our favour

KevIRL

Bookies have Ireland 1/7

wicorthered

KevIRL wrote: »

Bookies have Ireland 1/7

I always think bookies have no clue on cricket. I reckon there's money to be made. Zim were 5s at one stage!

KevIRL

32 needed from 24

KevIRL

22 from 18

wicorthered

How have Ireland let this happen

KevIRL

wicorthered wrote: »

How have Ireland let this happen

Kob bowling six overs including the 47th is never gonna work out well

KevIRL

Wicket!

Richard Hillman

Smashing bowling from Murtagh

Although now we have a guy in to bat that can run between the wickets

Richard Hillman

1 off the over. Bumrah-esque

KevIRL

What an over. 1 run and a wicket. 14 from 6 needed

KevIRL

6 needed from the last for a tie. Burl out

KevIRL

Got there in the end. Five run win

wicorthered

Phew!! Ballsy finish in fairness to Adair. Great series win that. Winning a tight one like that can only help the newbies. Again last year we lose that!

KevIRL

With all the excitement of that second last over it was missed that murtagh got a five for.

wicorthered

KevIRL wrote: »

With all the excitement of that second last over it was missed that murtagh got a five for.

His first in ODIs. Well deserved

BarryD2

wicorthered wrote: »

Phew!! Ballsy finish in fairness to Adair. Great series win that. Winning a tight one like that can only help the newbies. Again last year we lose that!

Yep time to prune some of the dead wood and move on.

Richard Hillman

Adair will probably be inline to play the Lords Test. With Murtagh aged 37 and Rankin 34, we desperately need a bowler.

MrKingsley

Whilst I’ve wanted a fresher Irish team for some time now Murtagh would be the first name on the team sheet whilst he is still performing like this.

His consistency is unreal and could only assume that he would be the best of the senior bowlers to help mentor the younger lads coming through

Overall this is a very good series win considering the group we have used. If we won it using the same players we have for the past 5/6 years then I wouldn’t be bothered about it but finally they have seen what the younger guys might be capable of

BarryD2

MrKingsley wrote: »

Whilst I’ve wanted a fresher Irish team for some time now Murtagh would be the first name on the team sheet whilst he is still performing like this.

His consistency is unreal and could only assume that he would be the best of the senior bowlers to help mentor the younger lads coming through

Yeah Tim Murtagh is still making a useful contribution, he's an old branch still putting out green shoots I've nothing against older players, when they are taking wickets or scoring runs against opposition of our own standard and higher. But if they ain't performing when it's needed, they should go.

BOHtox

BarryD2 wrote: »

Yep time to prune some of the dead wood and move on.

Who would you drop and who is there coming through?

Royale with Cheese

Time to move on from Kevin O'Brien?

BarryD2

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

Time to move on from Kevin O'Brien?

Yep and Porters hasn't really justified his batting position over the last good while. Not that those coming in might do a whole lot better but at least age would be on their side in terms of the experience being useful.

BOHtox

BarryD2 wrote: »

Yep and Porters hasn't really justified his batting position over the last good while. Not that those coming in might do a whole lot better but at least age would be on their side in terms of the experience being useful.

It's a tough job blocking, block, block, leave, leave, block, block, block, leave and then get caught slogging to cow corner but I reckon one of the kids could do it

MrKingsley

BOHtox wrote: »

It's a tough job blocking, block, block, leave, leave, block, block, block, leave and then get caught slogging to cow corner but I reckon one of the kids could do it

You are giving them an awful lot of credit. There should be at least one play and miss in that sequence

Jupiter Mulligan

BOHtox wrote: »

Who would you drop and who is there coming through?

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Adair will probably be inline to play the Lords Test. With Murtagh aged 37 and Rankin 34, we desperately need a bowler.

Tyrone Kane deserves a shout.

KevIRL

Zim batting first in final ODI today

KevIRL

Burl out 3rd over

BOHtox

Good start. Irvine out now. 22/2 off 5.5.

With Adair, Tucker and McCollum all about 23 or so and sterling and balbirnie all the right side of 30 . We've the makings of a good team with another 4 or 5 if they can step up to the plate over the next year or so

KevIRL

Murtagh gets Taylor

KevIRL

4 down now

KevIRL

Raza out 70/5

KevIRL

Six down

riffmongous

Looks like we might finally finish a team off

KevIRL

riffmongous wrote: »

Looks like we might finally finish a team off

Jinxed it. This partnership doing some damage. 122/6 after 33 overs

KevIRL

140/7 now. Williams on 49*

riffmongous

Goddammit Ireland, every single time

KevIRL

Williams run out 67

KevIRL

Jarvis gone

KevIRL

Why no overs for mcbrine?

KevIRL

riffmongous wrote: »

Goddammit Ireland, every single time

190 all out isn't bad at all

riffmongous

KevIRL wrote: »

190 all out isn't bad at all

Yeah but under 150 would have been much better.

But the problem is it seems to happen with regularity, that we knock out the top order and then they manage a big 6th or 7th wicket partnership

KevIRL

27/0 after 5

KevIRL

53/0 after 10

KevIRL

Stirling out 32. No seventh consecutive 50 for him

KevIRL

Balbirnie out

KevIRL

McCollum 50