Scotland caused somewhat of a stir just a few days before the World Cup gets underway by hammering Ireland by 179 runs at the Blacktown Olympic Park Oval in Sydney on Tuesday.
Scotland have stuck with the same 15-man squad that visited Australia and New Zealand on an acclimitisation mission late last year, and have kept Preston Mommsen as the skipper.
Former England batsman Paul Collingwood has once again committed to helping Scotland, rejoining their coaching staff in the lead in to the World Cup in February.
Scotland have named batsman Preston Mommsen as their skipper for the tour to Australia and New Zealand later this month, with Kyle Coetzer part of the squad but not in a leadership role.
Scotland batsman Calum MacLeod was the driving force behind his side's eight-wicket win against Ireland in Dublin on Friday, scoring an unbeaten century to avoid a series whitewash.
Ireland secured a three-wicket win over Scotland in the second ODI in Dublin on Wednesday, thus winning the three-match series and on the brink of a whitewash.
Fast bowler Craig Young's telling performance on debut led Ireland to a convincing seven-wicket victory over Scotland in Monday's first ODI at The Village in Malahide, Dublin.
Scotland batsman Michael Leask, surprisingly, beat England spinner James Tredwell to the Man of the Match award - after Friday's rain-affected one-off ODI at Mannofield Park in Aberdeen.
New head coach Peter Moores' tenure began with decent success on Friday, as England defeated Scotland by 29 runs in a one-off ODI severely truncated by inclement weather at Mannofield Park in Aberdeen.
Chief executive David Richardson has countered suggestion that the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption and security unit is proving ineffective.
Scotland captain Kyle Coetzer is looking forward to skippering his side against England in the one-off ODI in Aberdeen on Friday, hoping to hand another shock to the under-pressure side.
The ICC have appointed former Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore will help Afghanistan, Ireland, Scotland and UAE prepare for cricket's marquee 50-over event, the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
England's international season kicks off against Scotland in Aberdeen on Friday, following a six week break in the wake of their World Twenty20 disaster, and all eyes will be on the 'new era' outfit and their coach.
Seamer Alasdair Evans and all-rounder Josh Davey have been named in Scotland's squad for next week's one-off ODI against England at Mannofield Park in Aberdeen.
The International Cricket Council have approved a new Test challenge, which will occur every four years, and afford the lowest-ranked Test team and the winner of the Intercontinental Cup to play each other.
A resounding all-round performance from the veteran Steve Tikolo saw Kenya orchestrate an upset 92-run victory over Scotland in Tuesday's World Twenty20 Qualifier fixture at the ICC Academy in Dubai.
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Just 21 overs were bowled on the second day of the Intercontinental Cup clash between Ireland and Scotland in Dublin, as the umpires were forced to call a premature halt to proceedings.
Ireland once again underlined their status as the dominant force in the associate nation game as four wickets from debutant Craig Young put Phil Simmons' weakened side in complete control of their final Intercontinental Cup match against Scotland in Clontarf.
If Ireland are to achieve their coveted goal of Test status in the near future then they must now underline their ability to dominate with the red ball on top of their limited-overs supremacy.
Ireland made light work of their second World Cricket League ODI against Scotland in Belfast on Sunday, winning by seven wickets thanks to Niall O'Brien's unbeaten half century.
