It's exactly a week since Ireland defeated the West Indies in their opening match at the Cricket World Cup.
The Irish still have two more days to wait before they take on the United Arab Emirates in their second Pool B game at the Gabba Ground in Brisbane (live blog on RTÉ.ie).
Has the wait been too long? Not so, according to captain William Porterfield, who believes the nine-day break will not be a hindrance to the squad.
"Personally I think it’s been a benefit," he told RTÉ Sport.
"There was a big build-up to the West Indies game. We knew we had this break and you do need a bit of down time in these long competitions.
"To get away for a couple of days down to Gold Coast was great. The game is close now and all the squad are looking forward to it. It will be first time to play at the Gabba; it's a fantastic stadium."
Cyclone Marcia dumped down a considerable amount of rain in Queensland in recent days. Thankfully, the system has passed, though Porterfield's thoughts were with those badly affected by the inclement conditions.
"Thoughts go out to the people of Queensland with a cyclone passing through," he added.
"Cricket obviously takes a back seat when something like that comes along. Getting sport back on the table and having something to talk about should lift spirits."
As to the upcoming joust with the UAE, the Irish skipper adds that that management will have a selection headache in picking the starting XI for the game.
"The squad are great. All the lads are firing. We have a full 15 to pick from again and it will be tough to pick the starting team. Four lads will miss out," said Porterfield.
"We know that whatever eleven go out onto the park we know they will give it all and the lads on the sidelines will back them up.
“You need competition to keep everybody fresh and on their toes. That’s the way it should be and will be for the next six weeks."
RTÉ's John Kenny is with the Irish squad at the World Cup and says there are no injury problems to report.
John Mooney had a stomach bug during the win over the West Indies, which resulted in him getting cramp, but that has cleared up now thanks to a nine-day break and the Dubliner is also fit to play.
Wednesday's game is the first of Ireland's day/night games and it gets under way at 3.30am Irish time (1.30pm local).
Follow Ireland v UAE on our live blog from 3.30am on Wednesday on RTÉ.ie/sport and the RTÉ News Now app
