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    Brilliant Ireland shock England

    Kevin O'Brien blazed the fastest century in Cricket World Cup history as Ireland pulled off an astonishing victory over England in Bangalore.

    He smashed 113 off 63 balls as Ireland recovered from 111-5 to overhaul their target of 328 with five balls to spare and three wickets in hand.

    Earlier, fifties from Kevin Pietersen, Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell had driven England to an imposing 327-8.

    But O'Brien's stunning assault powered Ireland to a famous triumph.

    Only three days after England's thrilling tie with India, Bangalore's M Chinnaswamy Stadium played host to another of one-day cricket's most dramatic encounters as Ireland produced the highest run chase ever at the World Cup.

    O'Brien, a 26-year-old all-rounder who had never made a fifty in nine previous World Cup innings, turned the match on its head with a brutal display of hitting featuring 13 fours and six sixes and a partnership of 162 with Alex Cusack.

    Kevin O'Brien relishes record ton
    Dropped on 91 by England captain Andrew Strauss, he went on to reach his century off 50 balls, 16 fewer than the previous tournament record set by former Australia opener Matthew Hayden.

    And although O'Brien was run out in the penultimate over, John Mooney was on hand to smash the first ball of the last over for four and spark delirious celebrations in the Ireland camp.

    "To see any team win from that position is quite something but when they are the underdogs it is something truly special," said BBC Cricket Correspondent Jonathan Agnew on Test Match Special.

    Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott added: "It's disappointing if you are an England supporter but Ireland were absolutely fantastic. Not only did O'Brien produce an incredible knock, the tail-enders held their nerve to see them home."

    For England, the defeat will lead to plenty of soul-searching as they look back on another disappointing bowling and fielding display.

    Even before Strauss's drop ruined the England skipper's 34th birthday celebrations, Matt Prior, James Anderson and Michael Yardy had all spilled chances that should have been taken.

    In the batting department, England's top four laid a formidable platform but once again the middle order failed to keep up the momentum when a score in excess of 350 looked on the cards.

    We only have ourselves to blame - Strauss
    Despite those misgivings, few will have given Ireland a chance of chasing down 328 to win and even fewer will have been backing them after they lost a wicket from the very first ball of their reply.

    Anderson - under pressure after conceding 163 runs in the first two matches - had Will Porterfield bowled off an inside edge.

    The Irish made an impressive recovery and kept up with the required run rate for the first 10 overs thanks largely to some lusty blows from Paul Stirling.

    The 20-year-old opener smashed five fours and a six before a top-edged pull off Tim Bresnan was well-held by Pietersen.

    Niall O'Brien and Ed Joyce rode their luck in seeing Ireland to 103-2 before a devastating burst from Graeme Swann put England in total control.

    O'Brien missed a slog-sweep and was bowled, Gary Wilson was trapped leg-before-wicket and Joyce was stumped for 32 to leave Ireland seemingly in tatters at 111-5.

    But then came the Kevin O'Brien show as the all-rounder - whose only county cricket experience came with Nottinghamshire in 2009 - treated the crowd to a brutal display of power hitting.

    His half-century off 30 balls featured successive sixes off Swann and a pull off Anderson that cleared the ropes by some distance.

    And it did not stop there as a ball from Bresnan was drilled over cover point for another maximum, and Anderson was heaved over long-on for the biggest six of the tournament so far as O'Brien added 30 more runs of his next nine deliveries.

    At the other end, Cusack played a brilliant supporting role as Ireland started to think the unthinkable.

    Cusack's run out for 47 in the 42nd over briefly gave England hope but Mooney kept the momentum going with some sensible batting.

    O'Brien's dismissal brought Trent Johnston to the crease and the veteran all-rounder smashed his first ball for four to move the Irish within seven of victory, paving the way for Mooney to crack the winning runs.

    Earlier, Strauss and Pietersen had made the most of some relatively tame bowling in steaming to 72-0 off 10 overs.

    England lost their first wicket in the 14th over when Strauss attempted an elaborate pull off 18-year-old left-arm spinner George Dockrell but missed the ball and was bowled round his legs.

    Pietersen breezed to his 21st one-day fifty before emulating his captain by succumbing to a dismissal that was entirely of his own-making.

    Slightly off balance as he attempted a reverse sweep to off-spinner Stirling, he simply dabbed the ball into the air, gifting wicketkeeper Niall O'Brien the simplest of catches.

    Bell made a curious start to his innings, struggling for his characteristic timing before finding the boundary with a pair of lofted drives and accelerating past 50.

    Just as against India, Bell's demise came during the batting powerplay as he tried to force the pace and cracked a low full-toss to midwicket, where Stirling claimed a low diving catch to his left.

    Trott, having played his normal no-frills game to reach 92, took his first risk with a wild swing at a full delivery from Mooney and was bowled.

    In an untidy finish to the innings, Paul Collingwood found his range with a huge six over long-on before attempting to repeat the shot and getting caught on the boundary before Prior and Yardy both had their stumps re-arranged.

    Some textbook death bowling from the Irish restricted England to 15 runs from the last three overs, with Bresnan caught in the deep off the final ball of the innings.
    Source - BBC Sport - Cricket - Cricket World Cup: Brilliant Ireland shock England

    Wow, I heard someone describe Ireland as 'a nation with 25 cricketers, half of whom are called Joyce', some win. It's true that cricket is a microsport here, played mainly by English expats and rich ex-unionists(;)), but has to be said, well done to the boys in green!

    From what I understand there's reforms within cricket to exclude the smaller countries from the tournament next time - surely a bit of Irish fighting zeal has shown that maybe they have something to contribute? I'm obviously biased, but cricket has never interested me before and I was glued to my seat watching it. Either way, Kevin O'Brien has ensured that Irish eyes will be smiling tonight!
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  • #2
    Ireland are awesome! Last world cup they took out Pakistan which was epic. They got a lot of potential in the future but don't see them going to far this year. But anything can happen.

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    • #3
      Well done Ireland................ Enjoy this victory and St. Pats day on the 17th .........as on the 19th England will be acknowledged as the Grand Slam winners of the 6 Nations In Ireland


      The English are coming Crooks :Dancing-Banana:
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      • #4
        Originally posted by T_igger_cs_30 View Post
        Well done Ireland................ Enjoy this victory and St. Pats day on the 17th .........as on the 19th England will be acknowledged as the Grand Slam winners of the 6 Nations In Ireland


        The English are coming Crooks :Dancing-Banana:
        No doubt - great win against France, y'all managed what we couldn't, it was nice to see them beaten as well. I wouldn't write Ireland's ruggers off though, we've a knack for etching out narrow wins (or in France's case losses!) and will raise the game against the auld enemy .
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        • #5
          What's the chances of a 'new' Crooks on the 17th

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          • #6
            What's Cricket?
            In the realm of spirit, seek clarity; in the material world, seek utility.

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            • #7
              the fastest century in world cup cricket was an amazing achievement but a win against england, pretty sweet, not that iam a major cricket fan or anything , I was amazed by our achievments in tha last world cup, even if we dont make it out of the group this time, this achievment will still be more famous I reckon

              Originally Posted by T_igger_cs_30
              as on the 19th England will be acknowledged as the Grand Slam winners of the 6 Nations In Ireland
              no chance ;) England may win the 6 nations on points difference but were spoiling the show thank you very much
              How does a six nations championship on the back of a defeat sound?

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              • #8
                Ireland just proved why the associate teams need a place in world cups. Absolutely brilliant game. Also ironical that one of the strongest contenders for the cup, England, first get hammered around by the Dutch, than the Irish come and do them in with a brilliant performance.

                The Irish go up against India next. ;)

                England v Ireland: 'Watch out India, you're next' | Cricket News | ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 | ESPN Cricinfo
                Last edited by Tronic; 03 Mar 11,, 04:54.
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                • #9
                  'Tis a proud, proud day.

                  Ireland showed great spirit at the last WC & they are doing it again - sticking it to the old enemy. England will need to be careful. If their bowling in particular doesn't improve it could be an early trip home.
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                  • #10
                    And to top it all, it was the highest run chase in World cup history. Damn proud of Ireland. They put up a resolute and determined show when the chips were down after losing 5 wickets for around 115. Kevin O'Brien deserves all laurels and Mooney was good with both Bat and bowl.

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                    • #11
                      Pffffffffffffffttttt with the turmoil going on there we felt sorry forrem and let them have something to cheers about


                      Seriously , well done , hurumph

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                      • #12
                        It was an incredible result but I feel that England probably felt they had done enough after batting so many runs and got complacent. Normal order will be resumed in a harsh, swift manner against India unfortunately. It's a real shame that we didn't beat Bangladesh as then a win against the Netherlands could have meant qualification into the last 8 for the second consecutive world cup - not bad for minnows!

                        Ireland beat England in the cricket, maybe now England will do the seemingly impossible and beat Ireland in the rugby In the last 7 years England have won just once (:Dancing-Banana:) and the Irish manager was subsequently sacked. Unfortunately, my prediction is a comfortable win for England in the rugby, its a great Irish team but it is utterly hampered by poor, conservative and possibly biased selection calls by the Irish manager. That and England are on fire at the moment.

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                        • #13
                          Crooks - quote;
                          No doubt - great win against France, y'all managed what we couldn't, it was nice to see them beaten as well. I wouldn't write Ireland's ruggers off though, we've a knack for etching out narrow wins (or in France's case losses!) and will raise the game against the auld enemy
                          Crooks, I am in no doubt we will be battered and bruised by the end of the game on the 19th......the Irish will want to stop the Grand Slam....if the Jocks have not already..........it will be a great game.

                          Originally posted by Parihaka View Post
                          What's Cricket?
                          ............... Especially while the Rugby is being played.

                          Originally posted by tantalus View Post
                          the fastest century in world cup cricket was an amazing achievement but a win against england, pretty sweet, not that iam a major cricket fan or anything , I was amazed by our achievments in tha last world cup, even if we dont make it out of the group this time, this achievment will still be more famous I reckon
                          no chance ;) England may win the 6 nations on points difference but were spoiling the show thank you very much
                          How does a six nations championship on the back of a defeat sound?
                          It was an amazing performance by Ireland in the cricket, however as hard as you will try to derail the Grand Slam.......... I fear it will not be enough

                          Originally posted by NeilE View Post
                          It was an incredible result but I feel that England probably felt they had done enough after batting so many runs and got complacent. Normal order will be resumed in a harsh, swift manner against India unfortunately. It's a real shame that we didn't beat Bangladesh as then a win against the Netherlands could have meant qualification into the last 8 for the second consecutive world cup - not bad for minnows!

                          Ireland beat England in the cricket, maybe now England will do the seemingly impossible and beat Ireland in the rugby In the last 7 years England have won just once (:Dancing-Banana:) and the Irish manager was subsequently sacked. Unfortunately, my prediction is a comfortable win for England in the rugby, its a great Irish team but it is utterly hampered by poor, conservative and possibly biased selection calls by the Irish manager. That and England are on fire at the moment.
                          NeilE, love the way you are making excuses for the Irish right now..........you are no fun :Dancing-Banana:

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by T_igger_cs_30 View Post


                            NeilE, love the way you are making excuses for the Irish right now..........you are no fun :Dancing-Banana:

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                            Allowing England to get a grand slam after what happened in the 2003 6 Nations would be too much for me to bare.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by NeilE View Post
                              Allowing England to get a grand slam after what happened in the 2003 6 Nations would be too much for me to bare.
                              What's this 'allowing' business.. Maybe a vat of Guinness will soften the blow

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