Irish cricket ‘relieved’ by u-turn

IRISH cricket chiefs have hailed the decision to allow the national team the opportunity to compete in the 2015 World Cup.

Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom last night claimed the massive public backlash forced the International Cricket Council into an embarrassing u-turn after their executive committee voted in April for a ten team World Cup made up of the Test match playing full members.

Such a ruling prevented Ireland and the other 94 Associate members from qualifying for the global showpiece.