England defeat Ireland cricketers in Clontarf

England’s new-look one-day international side survived a nervy batting display and a dangerous cameo from their Bangalore conqueror Kevin O’Brien to beat Ireland by 11 runs in the RSA Challenge at Clontarf this afternoon.

Their trio of debutants had a tough introduction to international cricket, James Taylor and Ben Stokes making four between them and Scott Borthwick on the receiving end of two big sixes from O’Brien.