Tuesday 1 March 2011

Cricketers Shave or Dye

Trent Johnston Gets John Mooney Ready for Shave

Ireland's World Cup cricketers have sported a new look for charity ahead of Wednesday's World Cup group match with England.

Members of the Irish squad are taking part in 'Shave or Dye 2011', a campaign in aid of Irish Cancer Society which is bidding to raise one million euros through a number of similar events in the coming weeks.

Members of the team and management went to a local hair salon in the Indian city of Bangalore, with participants asked to choose between hair dye or the rather less radical option of a shaved head.

The likes of William Porterfield, Ed Joyce, and Niall and Kevin O'Brien have opted to go with the dyed look, while Trent Johnston, Andre Botha, John Mooney and coach Phil Simmons will be subject to the barber's clippers.

Ireland face England in their second Group B outing at M Chinnaswamy Stadium bidding to recover from the disappointment of their 27-run defeat against Bangladesh in their World Cup opener.

Ireland's supporters will be hoping their team can produce a famous win to rank alongside their memorable victory over Pakistan at the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean.



To donate Donate by text. - If you can't take part yourself, you can text SHAVE to 57080 - texts cost €2. (A minimum of €1.60 will be donated to the Irish Cancer Society*)

Boyd Rankin and William Porterfield are Dyed


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