sentences:  Talking of Cusack's performance, Johnston said "We knew he could make the step up ... he came out there in tough conditions, against quality batsmen with short boundaries and he hit the top of off-stump and showed us how well he could bat ...He's going to be in these Irish colours for a long time and he deserves that".Cusack also made a successful first class debut in August 2007, scoring 130 against Scotland in Belfast.The match, which ended in a draw, was Ireland's opening match in the 2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup.