Annoyingly inflammatory headline on what is actually a decent article on Irish cricket in general.
I can't decide whether using the word 'poaching' to describe sportsmen is more insulting to the sportsman, or to actual poachers. Y'know poaching involves shooting animals, right? Very rare that a white rhino gets offered a contract in Belfast.
Yeah but this is because the quality is so badly diluted by having so many teams.I must admit I fear for Ireland. In England we have the most professional first class cricket structure anywhere and still can't raise 11 Test quality cricketers at any one time even when poaching sub-standard foreigners.
His mother is from Sunderland actually.Dodgy passports route a la Keaton Jennings's grandma from Sunderland.
New Zealand? Is that where they're going now? That must be why the production line is drying up in England.Wonder if Ireland could join NZ as a destination of choice for promising Saffa cricketers who feel they don't have opportunity in SA.
Chad Bowes and Devon Conway, are two I can think of off the top of my head.New Zealand? Is that where they're going now? That must be why the production line is drying up in England.
Well they are not mutually exclusive.His mother is from Sunderland actually.
Funny that his name didn't give him a clue previously.My favourite is Di Venuto, hired as an overseas and suddenly finds out he is Italian the next season.
Must've been desperate to play test cricket to admit thatHis mother is from Sunderland actually.