Ex-England bowler Graeme Swann praises Ireland after World Cup upset

Former England bowler Graeme Swann has praised Ireland after they pulled off a shock to beat West Indies in their opening World Cup match.

West Indies scored 304 off their 50 overs, but Ireland managed to chase it down through half-centuries from Paul Stirling, Ed Joyce and Niall O'Brien.

Swann told BBC Sport: "Before the game I'm happy to admit I thought Ireland would come up short. I thought West Indies couldn't possibly play as badly as they had in the warm-up games and they'd just be too strong, but from ball one Ireland were the better team.

"Ireland thoroughly deserved the victory."

Ireland next face UAE in Brisbane.