England vs Ireland: England collapse for 85 to put visitors in control at Lord's
The two meet for the first time in a Test at Lord's
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England's World Cup honeymoon was gatecrashed in sensational fashion as Ireland skittled their hosts for a calamitous 85 before taking an 122-run first innings' lead at Lord's.
Just 10 days after their greatest achievement in one-day cricket, England were back at the scene of the triumph to face their neighbours for the first time in the Test arena, an occasion that immediately brought them crashing down to earth. Tim Murtagh, the 37-year-old Middlesex seamer who has spent a dozen years honing his craft at the home of cricket, led the Irish charge with a stunning return of five for 13 while Mark Adair and one-time England bowler Boyd Rankin shared the remaining scalps.
Andrew Balbirnie then passed 50 in response before debutant Olly Stone and Sam Curran took three wickets apiece to eventually dismiss the visitors for 207 on a day where 20 wickets fell.
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43 Ireland 149/6 Mark Adair 3 Kevin O'Brien 14
Lord's is a very bowler-friendly surface, you wonder if that, however, becomes a little bit of a concern.
There is a new head groundsperson this summer, so this could possibly change.
Adair (3) bowled by Curran!
Curran certainly has a long and successful Test career ahead of him, but not many more Test wickets will come as easily as that as Adair opens up the stumps and Curran strikes the stumps.
Ireland 149/7
45 Ireland 151/7 Andy McBrine 1 Kevin O'Brien 15
Chris Woakes comes back into the bowling attack and there's some interest behind the stumps in his first delivery, but he is less convinced that there was any contact on the ball and England decide against a review.
45.2 Ireland 153/7 Andy McBrine 2 Kevin O'Brien 16
Sam Curran pretends to take aim at the stumps after O'Brien's shot comes back to him and he actually releases the ball, Bairstow was not expecting that and Ireland get an extra run. Not the tidiest work from the bowler there...
46.2 Ireland 154/7 Andy McBrine 2 Kevin O'Brien 16
The run-rate here has really showed down. The sweltering heat may have something to do with that. Tomorrow could be fun.
47 Ireland 158/7 Andy McBrine 6 Kevin O'Brien 16
McBrine wakes up the supporters with a shot through the covers and away for four.
48 Ireland 160/7 Andy McBrine 6 Kevin O'Brien 17
This is a very composed innings from O'Brein, who usually likes to have a whack at most things and hit bowlers out of the ground.
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