One of the selling points my wife used to convince me to get Foxtel was that I would be able to watch a whole lot more cricket. In the end I caved, like the good husband I am, and she was right. Last night I got to watch Ireland take on Australia, and it was well worth watching. While in the end Ireland fell short, they certainly gave Australia a scare. I find it hard to believe that Ireland don’t deserve to be knocking on the Full Member door.
They are a great argument for the contention that the quickest way a team can increase its competitiveness is by working hard on its fielding. They have a sponsor that is obviously both passionate about cricket and happy with the returns on their investment and most importantly they have a strong fan base and kids getting into the game. It was exciting to see how full the ground was, which leads me onto my main point. Read the rest of this entry »