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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8.2 England 31/1 Rory Burns 6 Joe Denly 21
Joe Denly has started really well here. It's interesting what several good knocks at County level can do for a players' confidence.
Burns edges....well in front of midde slip. Not been the best start for the Surrey opener.
Joe Denly (23) Adair LBW
That's a real blow for England.
Mark Adair's full delivery crashes into Denly's pad. The umpire immediately raises his finger and the Kent man walks after Burns tells him he's out.
Ireland are enjoying a great start and you imagine Australia are enjoying this quite a lot too.
Here comes Joe Root.
Rory Burns (6) is caught behind!
There's two ways of looking at this: simple awful for England or wonderful stuff from Ireland.
Let's begin with the first. England have been looking closely at their top three and they've offered Root and co very little get excited about as Burns edges one behind to the keeper. There will certainly be bigger tests for them this summer and things have to get better. This is so poor.
Ireland, meanwhile, are having an absolute blast and are not letting England get away with anything out there.
10.4 England 36/3 Jonny Bairstow 0 Joe Root 0
Jonny Bairstow is in place now and is having an interesting conversation with the umpire about how far out he's standing. It looks like he wants to negate the spin by hitting it very early.
11 England 36/3 Jonny Bairstow 0 Joe Root 0
Hmm. This is weird. Bairstow walks away from a shot as Tim Murtagh's delivery crashes into the stumps.
I'm not sure what has caused him to step away but there seems to be a touch of confusion. He withdrew just as the ball was delivered.
An eventful over eventually comes to an end.
11.1 England 38/3 Jonny Bairstow 0 Joe Root 2
Root gets himself off the mark with a clipped effort through backward point past the third slip and comes back for two.
11.2 England 38/3 Jonny Bairstow 0 Joe Root 6
Adair's delivery sweeps past Root on the leg side as Ireland appeal. That's not the best fielding from Tim Murtagh as the ball reaches the ropes. He is nearly 40, mind.
Joe Root (2) LBW Mark Adair
Mark Adair is having a fine morning out there and gets the England skipper out! The delivery is perfect and slams into Root's back pad. The umpire is unmoved, perhaps thinking there is some bat involved, Porterfield goes upstairs with two seconds remaining on the countdown the replays conclusively show there is no bat.
England 42/4 and travelling up a certain creek without a paddle.
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