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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7 Ireland 16/0 William Porterfield 5 James McCollum 4
Broad is going a touch shorter and gets Porterfield in the ribs before getting even close to the outside edge. He's growing into this, but it's a real slow burner.
Who expected this scoreboard when England won the toss and chose to bat this morning?
7 Ireland 16/0 William Porterfield 5 James McCollum 4
Woakes bowls, McCollum edges it but the ball doesn't carry to Root.
The opener responds with a nice shot to the boundary at backward square. No swing or seam there.
The zip that was in the pitch this morning has disappeared, making it a brilliant surface to bat on.
8.4 Ireland 22/0 William Porterfield 7 James McCollum 8
This is certainly one take...
9.1 Ireland 25/0 William Porterfield 7 James McCollum 11
Here comes Olly Stone, making his Test debut, and Ireland add three to their score as McCollum neatly through extra cover off his full delivery. Some start...
9.3 Ireland 25/0 William Porterfield 11 James McCollum 11
Stone's 87 mph delivery is no match for Porterfield, who sweeps it away for four after getting a thick outside edge. Perhaps I'm giving the Irish captain a little more credit than he perhaps merits there given the ball probably went the opposite way that he intended.
10.1 Ireland 25/0 William Porterfield 11 James McCollum 11
Broad gets a bit excited as he very nearly finds the outside edge. You wonder whether it is time to start mixing things up and aiming for those stumps. These lads seem to be very happy to let a lot go by.
11.3 Ireland 29/0 William Porterfield 11 James McCollum 11
2017 Jofra Archer has spoken
11.3 Ireland 29/0 William Porterfield 11 James McCollum 11
We'll have a quick break for a concussion assessment after Olly Stone's 88mph delivery hits the side of Porterfield's hamlet. Drinks have also been called while we wait for that examination.
Thankfully, he does not look too shaken up.
12 Ireland 32/0 William Porterfield 14 James McCollum 11
Stone floats one up and Porterfield takes the bait and clubs it towards the boundary, they make three. No suggestion that he is even the slightest bit shaken up by that earlier knock on the helmet.
Ireland have made a good start here.
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