A brutal week for Irish cricket

Ireland women's World Cup qualification campaign went up in smoke inside six days. The Wolves side lost by an innings in their sole red ball game against Afghanistan, while the U19s struggled in Zimbabwe. At senior and junior level, the defeats are piling up for Irish cricket teams. Ally McCalmont and Nathan Johns conduct a postmortem.

Where has it all gone wrong? Why is fielding such a concern for the senior women's side? Who are the youngsters still standing out? Are there any green shoots to suggest things will improve? Should we just turn into a golf podcast instead?

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