Bailey demands his side learns quickly

Acting head coach says Scotland must take lessons from defeat

Toby Bailey last night called for fast learners ahead of Scotland’s Quadrangular Series clash with Ireland today.

The acting head coach watched his misfiring troops slide to defeat in their opening match against the Netherlands in Oman on Wednesday.

And Bailey is looking for a big improvement as his side seek a rare win against their oldest cricketing foes at the Al Amerat Stadium.

He said: “It was obviously very disappointing to start the tournament with a defeat.

“We didn’t bring our A-game to the match and if you don’t do that – playing against good sides here – you’re not going to win.

“However, we did have chances and just didn’t take them so we’ve got to learn and adapt very, very quickly.

“This is tournament play and there’s a lot to play for so we have to learn both from what we did well against the Dutch and where we need to do better.

“We need to find our A-game against the Irish. It’s always a battle royal whenever Scotland take on Ireland – it’s going to be a fantastic game and I’m looking forward to it.”

Bailey must decide whether to stick with Wednesday’s starting 11 or hand cap debuts to Gloucestershire fast bowler Adrian Neill and Forfarshire legspinner Chris Greaves. Ferguslie leftarmer Hamza Tahir could also come into contention.

Scotland’s last victory against the Irish in the T20 format came in 2015, thought the most recent clash between the sides ended in a tie.

Chris Greaves could be in line for a cap debut against Ireland.