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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WOAKES (0)
AND ANOTHER!!
Tim Murtagh and Ireland are on fire! The delivery is good and slams into Woakes' back pad as he goes for a two-ball duck.
So, England are 42/6 in the 13th over and need Sam Curran and Moeen Ali to put on a decent partnership to take them well into three figures.
14.1 England 43/6 Sam Curran 1 Moeen Ali 0
There's huge ironic cheers as Sam Curran gets himself off the mark with a single.
MOEEN ALI GOES!
He goes for a seven-ball duck as Tim Murtagh finds his edge to claim his fifth wicket.
England are stunned. Lord's is stunned. This is absolutely incredible!
England are 43/7 in the 15th over and have made their worst start to a home Test since 1888.
There's a big round of applause as Tim Murtagh makes his way to the boundary after figures of 5/11 eight overs in his opening spell. Ireland and England supporters are on their feet.
16 England 56/7 Sam Curran 12 Stuart Broad 1
Great shot by Sam Curran as he takes advantage of the width Stuart Thompson offers him in his first over to find his second boundary as England go north of 50.
He follows it with a lovely knock straight back down the ground and comes back for three.
Broad then gets off the mark with a single.
13 from the over.
16 England 56/7 Sam Curran 12 Stuart Broad 1
Here comes Tim Murtagh to bowl to Broad...
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