Kevin O’Brien accepts he may never match the stunning century that helped Ireland to a famous World Cup win over England in March but has warned his side are more than capable of repeating the result.

IRELAND have named a full-strength squad for next Thursday’s one-day international against England at Clontarf.

IRELAND’S cricketers will discover their World Cup fate inside the next three days as intense lobbying continues in a bid to convince the International Cricket Council (ICC) to allow them a chance to qualify in four years’ time.

ONLY a couple of months previous he was one of Ireland’s World Cup cricket heroes in the win over England, taking four wickets to limit the auld enemy to 327, before scoring the final runs to complete a record chase.

IRELAND’S hero from the cricket world cup has been rewarded with a full-time contract by Gloucestershire.

Ireland World Cup star Kevin O'Brien has joined Gloucestershire for the rest of the season.

Ireland captain William Porterfield believes his side’s displays at the World Cup have proved they can overcome restricted qualification rules at future tournaments.

Ireland captain William Porterfield is confident his side can belie their underdog status and progress from the group stages of the World Cup.

Ireland will be without captain William Porterfield and county duo Niall O’Brien and Boyd Rankin for their forthcoming matches against West Indies A and Holland.

IRELAND coach Philo Simmons has kept faith with the squad which played in the ICC World T20 last month when naming his 13-man squad for the RSA Challenge ODI against Australia at Clontarf on June 17.

CAPTAIN William Porterfield is hoping Ireland can mark his 100th cap today by once again excelling at Sabina Park, as their preparation for the ICC World Twenty20 steps up.

Captain Will Porterfield is hoping Ireland can mark his 100th international cap tomorrow by once again excelling at Sabina Park, as their preparation for the ICC World Twenty20 steps up.

Cricket Ireland have announced today that it is in discussions with former New Zealand international Hamish Marshall about both playing and coaching in the country.

IRISH coach Phil Simmons believes his side can beat England in the RSA Challenge One Day International at Stormont next Thursday.

Cricket Ireland have this morning announced the squads for the forthcoming Intercontinental Cup and RSA Challenge Series clashes with Kenya.

IRELAND captain William Porterfield has targeted a famous victory over New Zealand later today despite watching his side slip to an eight-wicket defeat against reigning World Twenty20 champions India at Trent Bridge.

IRELAND coach Phil Simmons admits he would be “very disappointed” if his team do not make the quarter-finals of the World Twenty20.

Ireland's preparations for their Friends Provident Trophy clash with Worcestershire at Stormont on Sunday have been dealt a severe blow by the late withdrawal of their talismanic skipper William Porterfield.

Gary Wilson has been added to Ireland's squad for their first Friends Provident Trophy game with Worcestershire at Stormont on Sunday.

CRICKET Ireland has hired former coach Adrian Birrell in a consultancy role.

IRELAND will have one eye on the Nairobi skies over the next four days as they seek to beat Kenya and secure a place in the InterContinental Cup final for a third successive time.

IRELAND became the first team to qualify for the ICC World Twenty20 2009 in England when they laboured to a four-wicket victory against Kenya in the first semi-final of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier at Stormont yesterday.

IRELAND’S hopes of qualifying for next year’s Twenty20 World Cup qualifiers received a huge boost with the news that the squad’s English-based county cricketers will be available for next month’s qualifiers as well as the upcoming European Championships.

Cricket Ireland have this morning announced their squads for the European Championships which get under way in the Dublin area from July 25-31.

Ireland have announced their squads for the forthcoming T20 clash with Bangladesh 'A' at Eglinton on Friday, and the 50-over clash with the same opposition at Bangor on Sunday.

Ireland have named an unchanged squad for their forthcoming Friends Provident Trophy games this weekend.

Ireland have announced a squad of 13 for their opening fixture in the Friends Provident Trophy versus Nottinghamshire. The fixture takes place at Clontarf on Sunday at 12pm.

Ireland captain Trent Johnston has announced that he is taking a break from international cricket with immediate effect.

Basement boys Ireland crashed to a fourth straight South Conference defeat in the Friends Provident Trophy against Gloucestershire despite captain Trent Johnston taking a hat-trick in Dublin.

Ireland have signed New Zealand A batsman Jesse Ryder as a second overseas player for their Friends Provident Trophy campaign.

The Irish Cricket Union this morning announced a squad of 13 for their Friends Provident games with Gloucestershire and Essex, which take place at Clontarf on Thursday and Sunday.

IRELAND cricket coach Adrian Birrell is proud of his legacy after guiding his team from associate also-rans to a fully-fledged one-day team.

THE Irish Cricket Union have signed 21-year-old Vernon Philander as one of their two permitted overseas players for this year’s Friends Provident Trophy.

ENGLAND have set their sights on finishing their summer with a flourish when they attempt to complete an emphatic victory over Pakistan in next week’s final Test.

Paul Nixon and Claude Henderson led Leicestershire to only their second Liverpool Victoria County Championship Division Two victory of the season, extending Gloucestershire’s miserable record at Cheltenham College.

Middlesbrough welcomed back Mark Viduka, Ray Parlour and George Boateng for today’s Barclays Premiership clash with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez was true to his word by fielding a strong side in this Carling Cup semi-final first leg.

Nicky Butt returned to the Newcastle starting line-up for this afternoon’s Barclays Premiership clash with Manchester City.

Plymouth: Larrieu, Connolly, Wotton, Coughlan, Gilbert, Norris, Friio, Makel, Capaldi, Evans, Keith. Subs: Hodges, Lasley, Milne, Crawford, Adams.

Arsenal v Blackburn Arsenal: Lehmann, Lauren, Toure, Cygan, Cole, Pennant, Silva, Fabregas Soler, Pires, Bergkamp, Henry. Subs: Ljungberg, Reyes, Flamini, Hoyte, Almunia. Blackburn: Friedel, Neill, Short, Gray, Gresko, Emerton, Tugay, Johansson, Matteo, Dickov, Stead. Subs: Amoruso, Flitcroft, De Pedro, Enckelman, Yorke. Referee: N Barry (N Lincolnshire)

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