Ireland cricket captain demands improvement

Ireland captain Trent Johnston admitted his inexperienced side would have to learn their lessons quickly if they were to make any further impact at the current World Cup, following yesterday's defeat by in-form New Zealand.

The Irish looked competitive at times against the Kiwis, who now top the Super Eight table above Australia on run-rate, but their batting eventually collapsed to condemn them to a 129-run defeat at Providence Stadium in Guyana.