03-06-2023, 22:37
Tonguey gets a maiden Test five-fer on debut, name on the honours board at Lord's and a place in the squad for the first Ashes Test; all thoroughly deserved. When he made his senior debut in 2017 I remember someone commenting he looked like a young Steve Harmison, and he'd be bowling for England one day. Rough ride, but he got there!
Not sure what the future holds for Ireland at this level, they were unlucky in 2019 but this was a real pasting. Combing the globe for diaspora talent will get you so far, but they need to be playing the red-ball game regularly and to a decent standard. While their domestic league's suspended I think exemptions need to be made for their players to join the County Championship again as non-overseas, and it'd be nice to see them have proper rotating series against the likes of Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and even the West Indies.
Not sure what the future holds for Ireland at this level, they were unlucky in 2019 but this was a real pasting. Combing the globe for diaspora talent will get you so far, but they need to be playing the red-ball game regularly and to a decent standard. While their domestic league's suspended I think exemptions need to be made for their players to join the County Championship again as non-overseas, and it'd be nice to see them have proper rotating series against the likes of Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and even the West Indies.
"I would rather spend a holiday in Tuscany than in the Black Country, but if I were compelled to choose between living in West Bromwich or Florence, I should make straight for West Bromwich." - J.B. Priestley