Ireland opener Paul Stirling in good company as he jumps three places to ninth place in the ODI batting rankings. Trent Johsnton stays in the bowling top 20.

Aussie speedster Pat Cummins will make his long awaited return to competitive action when he takes part in two matches in Ireland this week.

Ireland's Stuart Poynter was delighted to get among the runs against the Test level bowling attack of Australia A.

Haddin was full of praise for both teams in the way they went about the match on the final day. All results were still possible with both teams playing under pressure.

Roy Torrens, though disappointed with the defeat, was full of praise for the performance of Ireland's young guns against Australia A, with special mention for Paul Stirling who has 8 centuries for Ireland at just 22.

Australia A clinched a 93 run win against a battling Ireland XI, who although never really threatened to pull off a famous win, certainly made their opponents fight for their wickets.