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Thu 04 Apr 2007Ireland humbled but not bowedCRICKET:Ireland emerged from yesterday's World Cup humbling by Sri Lanka, hatching an audacious plan to safeguard their cricket future by arranging all international fixtures in the British close season.Ireland, like Scotland, must overcome a significant hurdle to keep our best players here rather than see them fly the nest to county cricket in search of professional contracts and the possibility of Test caps.