Irish eye special win in battle of Clontarf

IRELAND captain William Porterfield has admitted his team-mates are dreaming of doing “something special” and beating world champions Australia in their one-day international in Dublin today.

The Irish will host Australia in their first 50-over meeting since the 2007 World Cup, when they were soundly beaten by nine wickets.

Ireland have managed just two wins in 17 ODIs against Test-playing nations in their short history, the most notable of which came against Pakistan at the Caribbean World Cup three years ago.