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One down already.

Make that two. 2 in 2. Hattrick ball.

5-3. Chastening experience coming up for the new boys.

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Make that two. 2 in 2. Hattrick ball.

No 2 in 2. Trying to follow this from a scorecard...

Poor Ed.....

This Irish team is going to have to get used to these scores

Ireland in tatters at 52-5

They were at 7-4.

At least not as bad as England in Joburg in 99.

hmm could be a lot of tests with scores like this for them, don't know where the next Irish batsmen is gonna come from..

It'll be a 150 follow on with the first day being lost.

Poynter's hit 150* for Durham today, you feel Ireland could use him in Dublin.

Ireland following on. Must be fairly demoralised. It'd be a good effort for them to make Pakistan bat again.

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Ireland following on. Must be fairly demoralised. It'd be a good effort for them to make Pakistan bat again.

Agree. Shame for them really. Showing a little promise here but looking at the cricinfo text there have been lots of edges and a couple of drops already.

On another note, I've just noticed the very high average age for this Ireland side too - must be a worry. Balbirney, Thompson, Stirling and Kane the only ones under 30, with only Kane under 25. Must be a concern. Given the limited nature of domestic cricket there, it is hard to say what prospects they have coming though. Probably better off scouring county cricket and the Aussie domestic circuit for players with Irish grandads....

Abbas 4-44.

Ireland 130 all out.

Mick Jagger's there!

Wish I'd gone.

Ireland make it to day four.

If the thinkers and dreamers of the modern game got their way, that would give them ninety overs to outlast to leave Dublin with a draw. As it is, they'll lose. But there has been some resistance. Shouldn't be playing away from home yet though.