File photo: Britain Cricket - Ireland Press Conference - The Brightside County Ground, Bristol - 4/5/17 Ireland's William Porterfield during the press conference Action Images via Reuters / Paul Childs Livepic
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Pakistan will be Ireland's first test opponents next May after the two countries reached an agreement at the International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in New Zealand.
Ireland and Afghanistan were given full test status by the ICC in June, taking the total number of test-playing countries to 12.
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