Stunned Strauss’ tribute to ‘outstanding’ Irish

ENGLAND captain Andrew Strauss will have questions to pose and answer before England take on South Africa in Chennai on Sunday in what has become a must-win match.

But before then, he could not help but pay tribute to one of the best performances in the history of one-day international cricket by Ireland and their centurion Kevin O’Brien.

“It was an outstanding innings— the gall he showed to take the game to us in that situation,” said Strauss.