The first documented game between England and Ireland dates back to 1855, in which Ireland won by 107 runs. But May will mark a historic date in the cricket calendar as England and Ireland play their first ever ODI match on English soil.
In a two-match Royal London ODI Series, England and Ireland will lock horns at The Brightside Ground, Bristol, on the 5th of May with the teams meeting two days later at Lord’s Cricket Ground on the 7th May in what is set to be a historic series of all-action cricket and all-round entertainment.
Ó Briain took to the commentary booth at Lord’s Cricket Ground to provide a comedian’s interpretation on match footage from the last completed match between England and Ireland back in 2013.