IRELAND gave notice that they may be more competitive than expected in this season’s Friends Provident Trophy despite losing to Nottinghamshire by 56 runs at Clontarf in the first match of the campaign.

Nottinghamshire have announced their squad for the Friends Provident Trophy clash with Ireland, which gets under way this Sunday, April 27 at Clontarf starting at 12pm.

SHANE WARNE is backing Australia to continue their relentless domination of world cricket — even after more than a third of their star-studded line-up has retired.