Ireland yet to win the ICC's heart
Ireland's stunning defeat of England is unlikely to have any effect on the ten-team plan for the next World Cup, writes Stephen Brenkley in the Independent .
Siddhartha Talya
25-Feb-2013
Ireland's stunning defeat of England is unlikely to have any effect on the ten-team plan for the next World Cup, writes Stephen Brenkley in the Independent.
So 10 teams it is, and as it happens there are 10 full members of the ICC. It is not too difficult to see how that might work out considering the self-interest, not to mention self-aggrandisement with which cricket has traditionally been governed. They will presumably produce as evidence the form of the other lesser nations so far in this tournament, as if they can improve without better competition.
No more jokes on the Irish from Englishmen, not after what we saw in Bangalore, writes Ted Corbett in the Hindu.
Brenkley, again in the Independent, says is it is perhaps unrealistic to expect England to hit their peak so soon after their tour to Australia.
Geoffrey Boycott, in the Daily Telegraph, says England's loss shouldn't come as much of a surprise as they've been going downhill since the start of the limited-overs series against Australia after their Ashes success.
Forget the feckless fielding, England's attack during this World Cup has not been aggressive enough, says Vic Marks in the Guardian.
Siddhartha Talya is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo