NIALL O’BRIEN
There is no doubting it was a historic few days for Irish cricket; getting to play against England in a one-day series that had some meaning, and getting to play at Lord’s in front of a big crowd was very special. But we were there to win two games of cricket and while it was an improved performance on Sunday, we didn’t achieve what we set out to do and that is disappointing.
On Friday, I can’t really put my finger on what happened. There is always the danger of a collapse when you are playing against top-class bowlers but to go from 80-2 t...