Plan put in place for life without Simmons

CRICKET IRELAND chief executive Warren Deutrom admits the board are putting in place contingency plans should coach Phil Simmons quit before the end of the year.

The Irish Examiner understands that Simmons’ contract ends in December, and that he has yet to sign an extension to the deal he signed in 2009.

It means that Ireland’s RSA Challenge one-day international with England today in Clontarf could be Simmons’ last high-profile game as Ireland coach.