BANGALORE – Who’s saying what about Ireland’s shock World Cup win over Ireland:
“There’s two proud people in the stands and probably four million proud people at home.” Ireland’s Kevin O’Brien, watched by his mother and father in Bangalore, who smashed the fastest World Cup century in history to lead his team to their stunning win over England.
“Our bowling could have been better…..we weren’t reckoning on an outstanding innings from Kevin O’Brien. It was pretty brutal.”
Shell-shocked England captain Andrew Strauss.
“I don’t think England had any answers for us.”
Kevin O’Brien
“Ireland’s cricketers exemplified all the best qualities of our nation, playing with courage and pride and showing that seemingly insurmountable odds can be overcome.
Irish prime-minister-in-waiting Enda Kenny.
“England were left looking like a pub side.”
The Sun newspaper
“Over the years, England’s national sports teams have been on the wrong end of some infamous defeats. Until yesterday, America’s
1-0 victory in the football World Cup of 1950 was probably the most notorious. But the extraordinary triumph of Ireland’s cricketers in their World Cup group match in Bangalore must rank alongside any sporting upset of yore.
Daily Telegraph
“Bold and brash, raw and uninhibited, it was the equivalent of a snarling, two-fingered salute to the mainstream.”
The Times paying tribute to O’Brien’s innings and its impact on the International Cricket Council’s decision to exclude teams like Ireland from future World Cups.
