Thursday 22 June 2017 15:36, UK
Ireland are on the brink of gaining Test status, according to International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson.
Cricket in Ireland has come on considerably in the 11 years since their first one-day international in 2006, with suggestions that they could be granted Test status at Thursday's ICC annual conference.
Click on the video above, as Matt Floyd travels to Ireland to see just how things are improving on and off the cricket field in the country.
Warren Deutrom, Cricket Ireland chief executive, says he feels Test status is "very close", while veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Niall O'Brien is particularly bullish in saying the team feel they could compete at the level.
"We feel good enough to play Test cricket against - and win games against - many of the Test teams, like Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, West Indies, Sri Lanka," said O'Brien.
Ireland's entry into the Test arena could come in a suggested two-tier conference which, while sitting outside of the top nine Test-playing nations, would allow them to ease into the transition.
For all of this and more, click on the video above.
