Warren Deutrom has been Cricket Ireland CEO for over a decade now and is no stranger to the ICC headquarters. Irish cricket might have reached a point where it could dare to dream but he still admits to be “cautiously optimistic”. “Our aim has always been to grow Irish cricket to the extent whereby our players say, ‘yes we might want to go and play county cricket’ but we don’t want to play anymore for England,” he tells The Indian Express. Plus playing the World T20 once every two years, and now the biggest incentive, Test cricket. “There’s been talk Ireland playing a Test at Lord’s against England as a curtain-raiser for the Ashes in 2019.

Source: Indian Express February 11, 2017 03:52 UTC