Ireland cricketers to have Test opportunity

Ireland will have a chance to play Test cricket under a new play-off system approved by the International Cricket Council.

The ICC Test Challenge, which will take place every four years from 2018, will see the winners of the ICC Intercontinental Cup play four five-day Tests against the lowest-ranked Test team.

Ireland beat Afghanistan in the Intercontinental Cup final in 2013.

Under the new plan, the winners of the Cup for associate nations - Ireland, Afghanistan, Scotland, United Arab Emirates, Namibia, Canada, Kenya and Netherlands - will play against the side ranked number 10 (at the end of December 2017) of the Test nations.

"The ICC Test Challenge now opens the door for associate members to play Test cricket"

Of the five tournaments held since 2004, Ireland have won four.

The outcome of two five-day matches at home and away is expected to determine which team then becomes a Test-playing nation for the next four-year cycle, in accordance with a plan announced by the ICC two months ago at a meeting in Singapore as one of many major changes on and off the field.

It is following the conclusion of this week's two-day board meeting in Dubai that more details have emerged.

ICC chief executive David Richardson said: "The ICC Test Challenge now opens the door for associate members to play Test cricket and in doing so gives even greater context to the ICC Intercontinental Cup, which will now be a pathway to Test cricket."

RTÉ 2fm's Game On will have an interview with Cricket Ireland CEO Warren Deutrom tonight at 7pm.

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