(Reuters) - Ireland will hold talks with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) about the possibility of playing a test match at Lord's in 2019 after they and Afghanistan were granted full-member status by the International Cricket Council on Thursday.
The two countries became the game's 11th and 12th test playing nations after their applications was unanimously backed by the ICC.
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