England Survive Ireland Scare

Sreelata YellamrazuAug 28 2009

There were angry players in the England dressing room, disappointed that they had to end their Ashes victory party so soon for a one off ODI against Ireland. Suffice it to say, they just about managed to survive against their neighbours.

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England were hauled up to 203 thanks to Joe Denly's sixty-seven runs from 111 balls on debut was the mainstay with contributions along the way from Matt Prior, Owais Shah and Luke Wright in a match that went from being a fifty over match to a twenty20 one even as Trent Johnston picked up four wickets in the difficult affair for England.

Stand in captain, Paul Collingwood, was only too relieved to have the tie out of the way given that it has been so tight between games, and this obligation was one England could have tackled with more time on their hands.

But Ireland gave England a run for their money, rain notwithstanding and Collingwood had to turn to Owais Shah's off spin to save them. Shah's three wickets halted Ireland in their chase of 116 runs. Johnston tried with the bat after Paul Stirling's thirty runs but England managed to win this by the skin of their teeth, or three runs precisely.

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