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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Your support makes all the difference.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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54.1 Ireland 182/8 Tim Murtagh 4 Kevin O'Brien 24
Shot. Tim Murtagh cracks Broad away to the deep mid-wicket boundary.
54.2 Ireland 182/8 Tim Murtagh 4 Kevin O'Brien 24
Murtagh is ready to let loose and is swinging for everything now.
54.3 Ireland 186/8 Tim Murtagh 8 Kevin O'Brien 24
Oh what a shot. Murtagh has everything in the locker and sends another along the deck through mid-wicket for four.
It's Tim Murtagh's world and we're living in it
55 Ireland 190/8 Tim Murtagh 12 Kevin O'Brien 24
And another! This is like T20 stuff as Murtagh gets a hook shot to swat the ball away to the same boundary.
12 from the over! Broad less than impressed.
55.1 Ireland 195/8 Tim Murtagh 16 Kevin O'Brien 24
The view from the press box is decent, but I'm going to take another look to see if that is Tim Murtagh or Chris Gayle out there. He's smashing it everywhere and picks up another boundary, sending one back down the ground.
GOT HIM!
It's short from Stone and Murtagh is caught at mid-wicket. That is a proper cameo innings.
He goes for 16 after four boundaries in the last two overs.
Stone has his third wicket of the day.
Ireland 195/9
Kevin O'Brien is caught and bowled by Stone...or is he? The umpire was not sure if that was his bat or arm. An England review shows it was in fact his arm and he carries on, albeit with a large bruise on his arm now...
56 Ireland 195/9 Boyd Rankin 0 Kevin O'Brien 27
You imagine that Roy and Burns will quietly be hoping that England do not get a wicket any time soon. As an opener there will be nothing worse than 15 minutes or so against a new ball at the end of the day.
57 Ireland 198/9 Boyd Rankin 7 Kevin O'Brien 28
Before worrying about batting again England should watch this score as Rankin finds an unlikely boundary with a flick past fine leg.
Broad produces the teapot stance.
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