RE: ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 News, Updates and Results
William Porterfield to lead Ireland for the third time in World Cups
Ireland have named their squad for
ICC Cricket World Cup, 2015. William
Porterfield will lead the side which
will be coached by Phil Simmons.
The
15-man squad picked for the World
Cup is the same that will be a part of
a training camp in Dubai. They will
also play a tri-series, also featuring
Afghanistan and Scotland ahead of
the main event.
"It's fantastic to be leading Ireland in
another global tournament," said
Porterfield. "We've produced some
wonderful performances over the
years in World Cups, and there's no
reason why we can't claim further
successes in Australia and New
Zealand. There's a great mix as
always in the squad, and the younger
guys coming through are all hungry
which keeps the more experienced
players on their toes. Competition
for places has been fierce and that's
got to be good for Irish cricket," he
added.
Coach Simmons added that Ireland
will be helped by a few more players
even tough they are not a part of the
squad, which contains 6 players who
will feature in their first World Cup.
"Max Sorensen, Graeme McCarter,
Eddie Richardson, Tyrone Kane and
Barry McCarthy will all bowl in the
nets and will provide a great resource
in our build-up. It's our intention to
have some additional players based
in Australia to provide cover for the
World Cup squad, and we'll finalise
those arrangements in the coming
weeks," said Simmons.
Ireland are placed in Grloup B along
with India, Pakistan, South Africa,
Zimbabwe, West Indies and UAE.
They will also play a couple of warm-
up matches in Sydney before the
main event.
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