The 26-year-old switched international allegiance from England a fortnight ago and the last week was drafted into Steve Clarke’s squad for the Nations League play-offs.
Hirst came on as a sub in both games as the Scots won the first leg in Piraeus 1-0 but were defeated 3-0 at Hampden Park in the second on Sunday to drop into Nations League B.
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However, despite the disappointing result, the former Leicester and Sheffield Wednesday frontman thoroughly enjoyed his first taste of senior international football
“Personally, I was absolutely delighted to be called up, first and foremost, and to get the opportunity to go out there and play for Scotland is absolutely massive to me,” he said.
“[The camp was] incredible. Obviously, it would have been nice to get the result and it would have been a perfect camp to be honest, but that didn’t happen. But I’ve enjoyed this week so much and all the boys have been so, so welcoming.
“I think it’s a really great group. I’ve been at plenty of clubs in my career so far and not every group is as good as the group is here.
“There’s a situation where this is my first and last camp, but hopefully that’s not the case. Like I say, it’s for me to go away now and really focus on Ipswich and try and help them stay in the Premier League. If I can help do that, then hopefully that leads to bigger and better things.
