The incessant rain and grey skies over Malahide made the prospect of play in the third match of the Walton Tri-Series between Ireland and Bangladesh highly unlikely from early on Thursday, and so it proved. The Waringstown and Northern Knights opener scored a century for the Ireland Wolves against Bangladesh last Sunday and was unfortunate to be dropped from the team immediately after making his debut against Afghanistan earlier this year. It may have been harsh on Tucker, but this Ireland set-up has players within the Wolves squad that defeated Bangladesh by 88 runs, more than ready to step into the senior eleven. Indeed, the Ireland selection committee convened in Malahide on Thursday to select the squad for the rest of the Tri-Series having initially only chosen a squad to take Ireland through until this match against Bangladesh. Ahead of the England match, captain William Porterfield welcomed the challenge these young, talented and fearless cricketers present to the stalwarts of the Irish game for the past number of years.

Source: The Irish Times May 09, 2019 14:26 UTC