Stirling is optimistic that the speed of Eire’s Take a look at matches goes to hurry up appreciably – even perhaps as quickly as subsequent yr.
“A few issues simply must fall into place. Within the pipeline for subsequent yr, there are likely 4 to 6 matches there already.
“I don’t suppose that’s terribly distant. Funding is all the time a part of the difficulty.”
However that is for one more day.
Within the meantime, all of the squad’s attentions are centered on taking up a Zimbabwe facet which sits one place above Eire within the Take a look at rankings in tenth place.
The Chevrons haven’t performed a Take a look at since February final yr after they had been overwhelmed 1-0 by West Indies in a two-game collection in Bulawayo and their final victory within the lengthy format got here towards Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi three years in the past.
Full within the data that rain has ruined many an Irish cricket event, Stirling joked that he has “15 climate apps” on his cellphone to examine the forecast for this week.
“We’re ready to go on and off [the field]. Typically it interrupts your circulate as a batsman and fits the bowlers slightly bit however we’re prepared and used to that.
“I feel it’s going to be sunny spells with numerous cloud round and hopefully no snow!”