Unbelievable. No other way to put it

Ireland's spectacular tie with Zimbabwe has created some ripples in the otherwise cricket-disinterested Irish media. According to RTE state radio the game has finally arrived as taxi drivers are discussing Ireland's progress at the World Cup.

"The great Irish trait of never giving in earned the cricketers a stunning tie," said the Irish Independent, "It sparked scenes of jubilation both on and off the field." The match, it added, was Ireland's finest cricketing day.

"Unbelievable. No other way to put it. Ireland's cricketer's came back from the dead to tie their first ever World Cup game," gushed the Irish Times. According to the newspaper while most people in Ireland hadn't known, prior to the match, that the country had a cricket team, Ireland in fact has 18,000 registered players and officials.