Twice before, Dublin-born England cricket captain Eoin Morgan has faced the media before a one-day international against Ireland.

CAPTAIN Andrew Strauss kept his cool to help England scrape an opening World Cup win over the Netherlands after enduring a “shemozzle” of a performance in the field.

A QUITE inspirational batting display by skipper William Porterfield helped Ireland to a thoroughly convincing seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first game of the RSA Series at Stormont yesterday.

ZIMBABWE will not tour England next year after cricket chiefs in London officially severed ties with the African country with full support from the British government.