Australia win the toss as Ireland bat first

Australia rotated their seamers for the RSA Challenge match against Ireland at Stormont, with Brett Lee, Pat Cummins and Ben Hilfenhaus drafted into the side.

The tourists used Mitchell Johnson, Clint McKay and James Pattinson in their tour match against Leicestershire but opted to hand their other pacemen a match before the NatWest Series against England starts next week.