England so Close to Upset ; Morgan's Quick Thinking Foils Ireland's Charge
South Wales Echo › August 28, 2009
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ASHES winners England averted a shock defeat to see off Ireland by three runs in a bizarre one-day clash in Belfast.
A matter of hours after celebrating Test series success over Australia, they appeared on course for a comprehensive defeat with the Irish well set chasing a revised target of 116 in 20 overs.See the full content of this document
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England so Close to Upset ; Morgan's Quick Thinking Foils Ireland's Charge
But Ireland slumped from 64 for two in the ninth over as England avoided the ignominy of losing to two minnows either side of winning their most cherished prize.
They spectacularly lost to the Netherlands in the World Twenty20 in June, but managed to hold o...See the full content of this document
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