**Official** Ireland in England 2019

[Ulzan69]

Jerome Taylor had 5 for 11 vs eng but today eng dismissed in 23.4 over never happen before in eng.

 

[GIMH]

We will win this by 100+ runs

 

[Ulzan69]

If last 3 hits 34 more
Eng might beaten one hour after tea on day 2

 

[Furball]

Thought you were an England fan no matter what in cricket?

Turns out that wasn't true when Scotland played England at the 2015 World Cup.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Murtagh has a test 50. Based on this effort one has to assume he connects with a more than a few of these wild heaves.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Ha, yep. I've jinxed him into it.

Proper old school tailend slogging. Always fun and Broad looks suitably nonplussed.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

He's not a bunny

 

[vcs]

Good stuff from Murtagh. Troll another 20 or so. 220 would be a decent effort.

 

[Uppercut]

Don't think KOB has been aggressive enough.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

And they're gonna have a look

 

[Spintolose]

Murtagh has a test 50. Based on this effort one has to assume he connects with a more than a few of these wild heaves.

He looks like Kohli compared to Stuart Broad.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Welcome home for Boyd

 

[Pup Clarke]

Stone is a serious talent. Bolter for the Ashes

 

[Spintolose]

Does this count as a 'proper test match'. It must be close to a record for the most wickets to fall on a first day at Lord's. Surely?

 

[Groundking]

Broad has to be feeling the heat with all this competition in our bowling stocks.

 

[fredfertang]

I have left work an hour and half early in order to supervise this rabble - expecting to see Ireland all out by the close

Will be sending my invoice to the ECB

 

[Spintolose]

I thought England might have just bowled negatively wide as a 'nightwatchwan tactic'.

But here we go again.

 

[Cabinet96]

Roy's chickened out. Shame.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Soft to use a nightwatchman here

 

[Spintolose]

It's nice to see England trying out yet another opening partnership in Ashes prep.