GUYANA: CRICKET - Ireland and New Zealand prepare ahead of their Cricket World Cup Super Eights match in Guyana

Record ID: 805271

  • Title: GUYANA: CRICKET - Ireland and New Zealand prepare ahead of their Cricket World Cup Super Eights match in Guyana
  • Date: 9th April 2007
  • Summary: IRELAND CAPTAIN TRENT JOHNSTON ADDRESSING MEDIA CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE)(English) IRELAND CAPTAIN TRENT JOHNSTON SAYING: "You know, we just going to get out there and do what we do and control the controllables I suppose, you know. Look after our three disciplines which we have been in. Improve in those three areas in every game we go out." JOURNALISTS IN MEDIA CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) IRELAND CAPTAIN TRENT JOHNSTONE SAYING: "It will be great to sort of put together the performance we put against Pakistan. We sort of haven't had our three disciplines together like we have in that particular game since we beat Pakistan so you know it's something that we've been speaking about. It's usually important you know. We're going to have to play out of our skins and these top teams are going to have a bad day for us to get that shock result but you know, we more than capable of playing out of our skins and you know, cricket is a funny game." JOURNALISTS IN MEDIA CONFERENCE
  • Embargoed: 24th April 2007 13:00
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  • Location: Guyana
  • Country: Guyana
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA9539R3DYYD8LA9QN34K6E4BN3
  • Story Text: New Zealand coach John Bracewell is wary of the challenge of World Cup debutants Ireland on Monday because they are a mirror image of his own team.
    Ireland, who progressed to the Super Eights after a shock win over 1992 champions Pakistan in the group stage, are expected to finish last in the second-stage round robin as they have 12 amateurs in their 15-man squad. Ireland have lost both of their Super Eights matches.
    "You know, we just going to get out there and do what we do and control the controllables I suppose, you know. Look after our three disciplines which we have been in. Improve in those three areas in every game we go out," said Ireland captain Trent Johnston.
    New Zealand have won their last eight one-day matches -- inclusive of the two Super Eights wins over West Indies and Bangladesh -- and can move a step nearer the semi-finals with a win over the Irish, who are without a win in this phase.
    The Black Caps, seeking to reach a first World Cup final, will have learnt from South Africa's defeat to Bangladesh on Saturday, that you cannot afford to be complacent against the less-fancied teams.
    "It will be great to sort of put together the performance we put against Pakistan. We sort of haven't had our three disciplines together like we have in that particular game since we beat Pakistan so you know it's something that we've been speaking about. It's usually important you know. We're going to have to play out of our skins and these top teams are going to have a bad day for us to get that shock result but you know, we more than capable of playing out of our skins and you know, cricket is a funny game," said Johnston.
    Ireland will give all-rounder Andre Botha as long as possible to recover from a hamstring strain, captain Trent Johnston told reporters.
    Kevin O'Brien is likely to return to the side, while brothers John and Paul Mooney are standing by for Botha.
    The seven-week World Cup culminates in the April 28 final in Barbados.
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