ENGLISH TAKE NO CHANCES.Byline: RICHARD GIBSON 1-day International Ireland v England IRELAND coach Phil Simmons Philip Veraint Simmons (born April 18, 1963 in Trinidad) was a skilled all-round cricketer who played as an opening batsman a useful bowler and a talented slip fielder. He played cricket for a number of First-class sides in the West Indies and England as well as international insists no side in the world would dare take liberties with cricket's international giantkillers. With Ashes celebrations still in bloodstreams, England switch to limitedovers mode today at Stormont and have sent a full-strength side no doubt wary of a shock in the one-day international
They have already displayed their own vulnerability this summer by succumbing to the might of Holland in the World Twenty20 while Ireland reached the second stage of that competition by defeating Bangladesh, one of the two sides, along with Pakistan, they beat in their joyous 2007 World Cup campaign. Only captain Andrew Strauss Andrew John Strauss MBE, (born 2 March 1977 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is an English cricketer who plays county cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club and Test matches and One-Day Internationals for England. has been rested and Simmons said: "I am sure all the full members countries know now, don't underestimate us when you come to play us. "Come and play properly otherwise anything could happen - no-one is going to take us for granted any more." Captain Will Porterfield is one of a handful of men in green with county experience and played for Gloucestershire as recently as Tuesday night. He said: "I wouldn't say it is quite a David v Goliath but we are obviously underdogs, But we have made great strides over the last few years." CAPTION(S): WARNING Simmons |
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