Ireland National Coach Phil Simmons thoughts on  Ireland's World Cup:

"It is very exciting. All World Cups are big, but the 50 over World Cups are the biggest things for us as a Country, as a playing unit, everything like that. So we're excited, and we're looking forward to it, and we're going to just try and relax for this nine or ten days before we make our way down there. And that's what we're looking forward to now.

"There's a lot more. I don't think there's a little, there's a lot more by people in Ireland and Irish people all around the world. And it's for us to manage that and know how to let that help us and push us to achieving what we want to achieve. I think the biggest part is that we go down there and we play exciting but proper cricket, and make sure that all the things we practice and all the things we work on, we are able to execute them.

"I think it adds a lot of excitement. But so does India, so does South Africa, because of the calibre of players they have. And we have to find a way to beat big teams like that. And that's where the excitement is for me. And it doesn't matter who it is as long as it's one of the top six, eight teams. They have exciting players, and they have players that can take the game away from you. So we need to find a way to win these games, and that's the exciting part for me.

"Yeah yeah, and that's the nice thing about the Irish team. We have quite a few guys under twenty five, and for me it augers well for the future of Irish Cricket, and not just for this World Cup, but  for the following World Cup, for the Twenty20 World Cup next year and all the things moving forward. It's not just about this World Cup. It's about the experience they'll get from this world cup, even if they don't play. But we're looking for them to push for places too. That's why they're in the squad.

"I think that the challenge we have, and that's why we went down there in September-October,  is about the excessive bounce, a lot more bounce than we are accustomed to in Ireland and in Europe. So I think that's the biggest challenge, because I think our mentality is up there with everybody else's, in that the way we play the game and wanting to win every time. But as long as we can get over that part, and know how we play and how we bowl on those wickets, then we will get where we want to be. "