Steve Tikolo pleads for more games for Kenya

Following Kenya's defeat by England over the weekend, their captain, Steve Tikolo, requested more one-day games against Test opposition. We get the impression that maybe - just maybe - this isn't the first time he's said this.

We're with him. There are enough one-day games taking place around the world between Test teams that the odd one could easily be cut and replaced by a match against Kenya. They don't need to take part in long-winded triangular competitions. Perhaps it could just be a couple of matches prior to a more cash-friendly one-day series. We'd happily go and see a Kenya match. We've seen everyone else.

Kenya reached the semi finals of the World Cup last time around. That so little is made of this is shameful. That the achievement doesn't seem to have raised the side's profile, equally so.

New Zealand qualify for the Super 8 phase

New Zealand scored quite a few and then Kenya didn't.

Kenya are all right though. England fans don't be fooled. In the last World Cup, Kenya made the semi-finals. If England play anything like they did against Canada, they'll lose.

That fact about England's upcoming match against Kenya again:

If England play like they did against Canada, they will lose.

We're not sure there was much point updating this morning. Both updates have been painfully dull and pointless. Perhaps it's the early hour. We should update later in the day when we've more than a handful of brain cells at our disposal.

Ireland v Zimbabwe

Have we just found ourself in the hitherto unexperienced position of supporting Ireland at something?

If Ireland beat Zimbabwe it'll be one more step along the road to the ICC ceasing to humour Zimbabwe by saying: 'Yes, you can play Test cricket again in a year - you'll have improved by then', when they clearly won't have improved at all.

Maybe then, nations like Kenya, who actually seem interested in cricket, can get a little bit more support in Zimbabwe's place.