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England vs Ireland, Only Test Highlights - Ireland lead by 122 runs against England
England vs Ireland: Catch all the action of the only Test between the two nations at Lord’s through our commentary.
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Highlights: Just one over bowled in the second innings and England are 0/0 at stumps. It was a day that belonged to Ireland and they will be raring to go tomorrow!
Moeen Ali took the final wicket as Ireland are all out for 207. They have a lead of 122 runs.
Olly Stone and Stuart Broad took one wicket each after tea but the lead is well over 100 runs now.
Another wicket for Sam Curran and Ireland are seven down. Mark Adair departs for 3.
Second wicket for Olly Stone and Ireland have lost their fifth wicket in the form of Gary Wilson. Stuart Broad soon made it six as he castled Stuart Thompson for a duck.
Stuart Broad took the wicket of Paul Stirling while Olly Stone dismissed Andrew Balbirnie for 55 as Ireland are four wickets down.
Andrew Balbirnie scored a brilliant half century for Ireland.
Andrew Balbirnie and Paul Stirling are playing brilliantly for Ireland as they have taken the lead against England at Lord’s.
It’s Sam Curran once again for England as he dismisses James McCollum for 19.
The first shot of intent from Ireland captain William Porterfield and he is dismissed for 14. Sam Curran brings an end to a solid looking partnership.
Ireland openers are out in the middle and their primary job is to see out the new ball. Sturt Broad and Chris Woakes have started proceedings for the hosts.
Ireland were off to a great start in their debut Test at the ‘Home of Cricket’. Medium pacer Tim Murtagh put in a show of great seam and swing bowling as he removed England’s openers Rory Burns and Jason Roy. Paceman Mark Adair sent back Engalnd’s top scorer Joe Denly and skipper Joe Root, before Murtagh ripped the heart out of the hosts’ middle order, accounting for Jonny Bairstow, Chris Woakes and Moeen Ali.
Boyd Rankin sent back Stuart Broad as England are tottering towards a sub-100 total.
Ranking struck again to send back the promising Sam Curran for 18.
That’s It! Mark Adair comes back to castle Olly Stone for 19, England are bowled out for 85. What a performance by the Irish.
Ireland playing XI: William Porterfield (c), Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, James McCollum, Kevin O Brien, Gary Wilson(wK), Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Stuart Thompson, Boyd Rankin, Tim Murtagh
England playing XI: Rory Burns, Jason Roy, Joe Denly, Joe Root (c), Jonny Bairstow (wK), Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Olly Stone, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach
England have won the toss and opted to bat first.
Preview:England captain Joe Root won the toss and decided to bat against Ireland in a one-off Test at Lord’s. World Cup-winning opening batsman Jason Roy is making his Test debut at the top of the order and fast bowler Olly Stone, in for the injured James Anderson, is also playing his first Test. Rory Burns, Joe Denly and Jack Leach -- one of two spinners selected by England along with Moeen Ali -- are making their home debuts. It is just Ireland’s third Test following a loss at home to Pakistan in 2018 and a defeat by Afghanistan in India earlier this year. Their side included batsman Paul Stirling and seamer Tim Murtagh, who both play for Lord’s based-Middlesex, as well as former England fast bowler Boyd Rankin. The match is being played over four days rather than the standard five for a Test match. It is the first time England have been involved in a scheduled four-day Test since a 1971 tour of New Zealand and the first such match in England since 1947.
