England vs Ireland LIVE: Test cricket score and updates as England trail by 20 runs at stumps
England are 152-1 in response to Ireland’s 172 all out
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Your support makes all the difference.England kicked off the summer a superb performance on the opening day of their four-day test match against Ireland. With the clouds hanging overhead in this morning Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bowl.
In the absence of James Anderson, Stuart Broad led the attack and gave England the early initiative reducing the visitors to 19-3. James McCollum (36) dug in but couldn’t stop the host from running rampant. Jack Leach was backed once again by his captain and was rewarded with three wickets while Matt Potts chipped in with a couple but it was Broad’s day. He took 5-51 to get on the Lord’s honours board as Ireland were dismissed for just 172.
In response England’s opening pair made hay in the early evening sunshine. Zak Crawley rode his luck on his way to 56 before chipping a drive back to Fionn Hand who claimed his maiden test wicket for Ireland. Ben Duckett (60*) and Ollie Pope (29*) saw England safely through to the end of the day with the deficit just 20 runs.
Relive the action from Day One at Lord’s as England take on Ireland:
Ireland 118-6, Campher 10, McBrine 7, Leach 2-34 (12)
Andy McBrine is worried about the rough outside his off stump. Leach has got a couple to grip and turn back into the left-hander. McBrine does well to get over the bounce and drill a decent stroke through cover for four.
Dropped! McBrine goes to drive once again and gets a flying edge to slip. The ball hits Joe Root before he knows it and the former England captain spills the chance.
Ireland 114-6, Campher 10, McBrine 3, Broad 4-36 (13)
Stuart Broad is now bowling with an aggressive field as he searches for a five-for. There are four slips and a leg slip as Broad bounces in to bowl to Curtis Campher.
After five decent balls around off stump, Broad pitches one up and Campher launches into a gorgeous cover drive that fizzes away to the cover boundary.
Ireland 110-6, Campher 6, McBrine 3, Leach 2-30 (11)
Andy McBrine is the new batter for Ireland and poses a different test for England due to being left-handed. He plays at Leach’s wide delivery but misses the ball which darts through Bairstow’s legs and runs a way for a bye.
After Campher rotates the strike McBrine gets off the mark with a three down to third man. Six runs and a wicket come from the over.
Wicket! Tucker LBW Leach 18 (33), Ireland 104-6 (35.1)
Jack Leach has another! Lorcan Tucker attempts to get the scoreboard moving in the right direction and drops low to sweep Leach away to the legside.
He misses the ball and gets struck on the pad. The umpire takes his time before raising the finger to dismiss him.
Tucker reviews for Ireland and has to depart as ball tracking shows the ball clipping the top of the stumps.
Ireland 104-5, Campher 4, Tucker 18, Broad 4-32 (11)
Review! Stuart Broad is very interested in an LBW appeal that traps Curtis Campher on the front pad. The ball swunp sharply into the batter and may have gone too far.
Ben Stokes sends it upstairs after the umpire says not out and ball tracking confirms the decision that it was missing leg.
England lose their second review.
Ireland 104-5, Campher 4, Tucker 18, Leach 1-25 (10)
Jack Leach sends down an entertaining maiden. Lorcan Tucker tries to spank him away but doesn’t catch any of his aggressive shots cleanly.
Leach also rattles him on the pads and England appeal for LBW but get turned down. It’s been a fine spell from the frontline spinner.
Ireland 104-5, Campher 4, Tucker 18, Broad 4-32 (11)
Edged! Curtis Campher is squared up as the ball is angled into his pads before nipping away. It catches the edge and splits the gap between Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root before flying down to third man for four runs!
Ireland 100-5, Campher 0, Tucker 18, Broad 4-28 (10.3)
100 up for Ireland! Lorcan Tucker likes to shuffle down the wicket. He is trying to take the game to Stuart Broad but loses his shape as he tries to go over the top.
The next stroke is better. He rolls back and smokes a pull shot to Ollie Pope on the deep square leg boundary to bring up Ireland’s 100.
Ireland 99-5, Campher 0, Tucker 17, Leach 1-25 (9)
Jack Leach continues and Lorcan Tucker tucks him away from one. Ireland have a decision to make. They’ve been trying to hang around and build a total but have lost half of their wickets before reaching 100.
If they take a leaf out of the Bazball textbook and look to attack, particularly against Leach who would be easier to get away, they may just double their score in a hurry.
For now though, Curtis Campher is content to play himself in as Tucker slowly accummulates.
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