Irish Cricket 2023

Something has to change at coaching and captaincy level. We have the makings of a good odi side but silly mistakes and poor decision making costs us.

No sugarcoating it, those two matches and this tournament are a disaster

Oops.. should have lost easily, could have won easily.. lost.

Was a combination of poor bowling, and panic, wasted a good opportunity and a great innings from Campher

No real surprise to be honest. Realistically Ireland are no better than associate level, Scotland and Holland are arguably better teams. Ireland's test status is based on past teams achievements, not this teams.

This team simply haven't the winning mentality. Bad and all as CI are, they can't go out and finish games off for them. How many times in the last 2 years have Ireland thrown away sure wins? How many tight games have they lost? Have they won a tight game lately? They just bottle big chances, good teams don't do that.

Josh Little for all his promises is still to do it for Ireland. That over today was as bad an over as you'll ever see at a time like that. No composure, no cricketing brain, it was as bad an over ever bowled by an Irish man. The Captain is no better, in fact he's completely out of his depth. How many times now has he stood there looking meek, clueless and completely lacking inspiration as a couple of sloggers tee off. He never has an clever answer. The same bowlers bowl at the same times innings after inning. Even his post match interview was embarrassing. '

Can't fault the bowlers, can't be critical of the bowlers, we face an uphill battle but I back our guys to be up to the mark'

Theses bowlers have now twice failed to defend a 280+ score and you can't be critical. You back guys that can't see out a game after having a team at 152/7 needed 130 more. Is he for real? No anger, no recrimination, do they even get upset when they lose like this.

But needless to say nothing will change. Josh Little will play again, Balbirnie will bat at 3 again, Adair will bowl overs 46,48 and 50. Sri Lanka will wallop them and Balbo will come out and say how great they were and they'll work on a few things and try and learn. Come Sept 9 of that team will start against England with him captaining as if nothing happened in Zimbabwe.

At least the suits for to mingle in Lord's.....

Zimbabwe on the cusp of beating west indies

Ireland win the toss (at last) and will bowl. Barry McCarthy in for Ben white

31/0 after 5. 27 of them in littles two overs

He's having a nightmare tournament. If franchise teams are following this he'll have cost himself a lot of money

Well that is an awful drop

21 wides in the innings with one over left

Stirling out for 6

Fair enough we bowled SL out but conceded 325 runs in the process.

Now their bowlers are all over us.

Irish boundaries are few and far between , 4 wickets lost in the first 12 overs…. Dot balls dominate all over the scoreboard…. No chance from here on in. 7.11 is required but with so few wickets and brainless batting so far I can’t see it.