Ireland Beat England in Cricket WC

Say what you like about the last two World Cups - and some fairly unkind things have been said about them - but we did have one or two delicious moments when the minnows swallowed up the big sharks. Could it happen today when England take on Ireland in Bangalore? Well, could it?Ireland's leading wicket-taker at the 2007 World Cup, the 6ft 8in paceman from Londonderry comes from a family of cattle and sheep farmers. Rankin, who says he models his game on Glenn McGrath and Curtly Ambrose, was scouted at 19 by a number of counties and Derbyshire signed him for the 2007 season. He now plays for Warwickshire.