Ireland captain William Porterfield plays a shot in a nets during a precision event during a M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Porterfield has urged his side to be “cricket-smart” when they face England in a World Cup clash.
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BANGALORE, India (AFP) – Ireland captain William Porterfield has urged his side to be “cricket-smart” when they face England in a World Cup strife here upon Wednesday.
The Irish, who knocked Pakistan out of a 2007 World Cup, were upon march for an additional feat over a Test republic when they hold Bangladesh to 205 runs in their opening compare of this tournament.
But a batting fall saw a side featuring multiform players with English county sides, of whom opener Porterfield is one, remove by twenty-seven runs.
“It’s no tip a batting let us down,” he pronounced during a Chinnaswamy Stadium upon Tuesday.
“There were a couple of soothing dismissals as great as it’s usually a make a difference of being tougher upon ourselves. We can’t means to give divided a couple of wickets similar to which as great as it’s usually a make a difference of being ‘cricket-smart’ when you have been out there.
“Nothing thespian has to change, you played great in a warm-up games — we’ve usually got to be a bit some-more cruel with a bat.”
And he insisted there were would be no hangover from a morale-sapping loss.
“I consider it’s flattering most left now, mentally. you consider a day after a diversion as great as which night a lads were flattering gutted,” Porterfield, who has painted his hair purple in await of a debate for a Irish Cancer Society, said.
“The lads have been in great spirits, a final couple of days’ precision have been flattering great days. I’m flattering assured with where you have been at.”
Porterfield pronounced it was probable he could give a latest latest round to teen George Dockrell, who took dual wickets for twenty-three runs opposite Bangladesh, in sequence to take value of Kevin Pietersen’s difficulties opposite left-arm spin.
“It’s really an option. Anything’s possible. He?s bowled in a Powerplay prior to as great as non-stop a bowling in a Twenty20.
“He’s really latest to a game, usually came in final year for T20 as great as was kind of chucked in during a low finish in a West Indies.
“He hadn’t had most knowledge prior to then, usually a single Under-19 World Cup underneath his belt. He’s taken all in his stride, he’s a flattering level-headed immature guy, usually accomplished school,” combined Porterfield of Dockrell, who has been sealed by English county Somerset.
Porterfield pronounced a story in between a dual countries meant a compare with England was regularly a standout occasion.
“For any Irish sports team, personification opposite an English group is regularly flattering special for us as great as generally to people behind home. They regularly wish to see us get a single over upon a English so I’m certain they’ll be copiousness examination behind home anticipating for a certain result.”
But he attempted to put Wednesday’s compare in to context by saying: “We have been starting to have win during slightest 3 of a subsequent 5 games (to validate for a quarter-finals), so each diversion is a ‘must-win’ from here upon in.”
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