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Sat 03 Mar 2007Difficult day for the Irish - whatever side they were onCRICKET/Ireland v England:It was a difficult day for the Irish in Georgetown yesterday - whatever side they were on. Ireland's batsmen were left with too big a mountain to climb as some late-order hitting by England changed the course of the game. The underdogs came up short, being bowled out for 218 to lose by 48 runs.And for England, Ed Joyce had a day to forget.