Stirling moves into double figures with a cracking square drive for four, this time off Tongue. Its slightly annoying but long may it continue. At least it is time in the middle. 2. Teams called the Players have played in a few minor matches. Its given not out and theres no review. Josh Tongue appeals for the wicket of Paul Stirling. The Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie was late on a cut shot and top-edged it through to Jonny Bairstow, who took a comfortable catch to his right. Misbah-ul-haq is a Pakistan cricket player. pic.twitter.com/VNOzT4WNl7. If Stokes is not fit to bowl, and England pick three seamers, Leach will have to get through a lot of work in the first innings against Australia, and they will go after him hard, hoping to reopen wounds. Broad then tries to tempt Adair with a wide one and the Ireland man gets a thickish outside edge that runs away down towards the Tavern Stand for four - the England man doesnt look happy. Because you have a strong interest in cricket, you will be able to learn quickly with the assistance of a skilled coach. Josh Tongue celebrates his first Test wicket. The short stuff is continuing from Potts and Tongue. He had ridden his luck a bit (see below tweet) but firmly in a big score was his for the taking. Broad, after dismissing James McCollum, his fourth wicket, now has 106. List of cricketers who have played 100 Tests. Never mind troubling the scorers; youd fancy at least one of them to trouble the Lords engravers today. Heres Tim Wigmore at Lords. No real threat from Leach so far as these two build their partnership. At risk of stating the obvious: it is all too easy for Englands batsmen because Irelands bowlers, who have seldom played first class cricket, cannot put the ball in the right place more than once or twice in a row. Jack Leach on to bowl his first over of the day. Whacking the ball so hard comes at a cost and Ireland had the ball changed after 59 overs because it had gone out of shape and all of a sudden batting became tougher. Weve got to take every day as it comes this summer, this is the start of something weve got coming up in the summer. Cricket Zone 19.2K subscribers Subscribe 3.7K Share 69K views 3 years ago #cricketzone. There have been fewer loose deliveries than yesterday evening, although they have also looked less likely to take wickets. One from the over. Tongue is still bowling with pace - hes up in the 88mph zone and he looks as though hes enjoying himself, always half the battle. The Ireland batter is looking to be positive but there are no runs for him or his side during this maiden. He moved to 150 off 166 balls and was 197 at tea with England itching to declare. It [the injury] was horrendous, it wasnt easy that day nor the few months post, but thats why we want to get back to playing the cricket we really enjoy, its just another hurdle youve got to overcome. Pope looks in good nick now, having struggled to time the ball for the first half hour or so. . My father played, so I followed in his footsteps." Giving Waugh company in the Australia squad is Will Sutherland, son of James Sutherland, Cricket Australia's Chief Executive who represented Victoria in the domestic circuit till 1993-94. But hes never bowled here the slope takes some getting used to and hes been the quickest on display by some distance. Adair is back on and bowls short and wide, but Crawley nearly cuts onto his stumps, the ball going for four down to fine leg. Leach appeals for lbw as Tucker attempts another sweep. Cutting McCollom in two, moving dramatically back from off stump to beat the inside edge. Just a single to each batsman. Bairstow, as most wicketkeepers do, is chirping away every ball, basically commenting that every ball is a wicket-taking peach. I have worked incredibly hard with the medical team in Chennai, who were liaising with the ECB guys, and got myself into a place where I feel like I am back at a 2019, 2020 space in terms of my own body and fitness. The second brings about a shout for lbw and Andrew Balbirnie says they are going to chance it. Professionals were often treated much as servants would be and were expected to be as deferential to amateurs and committeemen as a butler would be to the master of the house. If/when he plays, hell cause Australia plenty of problems. Steady return behind the stumps by Jonny Bairstow. 200Ollie Pope hits the fastest Test double hundred by anyone in England! A bit legg-ish on the final ball and McCollom clips it off his pads for a single. Ireland missed Josh Little, who is unavailable due to the small matter of playing in the IPL final the other day, and struggled to cope with the pressure applied by Englands batters. We tried to keep it as simple as we possibly can and continue the mindset and role we find ourselves in as a team. Ben Duckett has made a fine start to the day, guidingthe ball behind point and driving in the V. Pope lookinga little eager between the wickets. Instead, Tongue pitched the ball up: His very first delivery speared in, trapping Peter Moor on the front pad to win him his maiden Test wicket. Andy McBrine has been hit out of the action by Duckett and Graham Hume takes his place. Theres a sound and a bit of an appeal from behind the stumps but it is not too enthusiastic. On Jimmy Anderson giving him his Test cap There was no better feeling than Jimmy Anderson giving me my Test cap and having all my family here was a special feeling. I tell you what you need to do if you want to make it even at that age. It looked high, with the ball hitting the flap of the pad, but Ireland are desperate so they go for a review. They had separate hotels when they travelled, separate changing rooms and food at the grounds, referred to by their surnames only, and at most counties could never aspire to captaincy. On being asked to perform the enforcer role As a bowling attack youve got to be different so with my extra pace, to make the batter just be a bit doubtful in their foot movement, we went shorter. Hume to Duckett and the Ireland man gets one to nip down the hill - hes keen but, importantly, the umpire and his team-mates are not. But the ideal age for joining the academy is 8-9 years. By the late 1950s the distinction had long lost any credibility and amateurs were all but extinct. And I thought wed be talking about Gilbert Jessop today. Root persists with the reverse scoop/sweep but it doesnt come off either time. Paul Stirling is hit on the arm by Josh Tongue. Tucker sweeps for two first up - the left-armer continuing to entice that dangerous shot (how he got Stirlings wicket). Should have only been two but Mark Adair was a little slow to get to the ball on the boundary and they get three. Its just a single to Stirling off the over. And scoring a hundred is Lords is what I dreamed about as a kid. I think its true that form in any format is good in any cricket, so hopefully get a couple of runs.. His first at Lords, too. England probably not happy enough exactly knocking the ball around for singles but that is what is happening. The inside edge doing a bit of work for Zak Crawley's wagon-wheel pic.twitter.com/e75U61jqCa. What a vibe pic.twitter.com/qqV3dx5G7x. Not too much force in the stroke, but superbly timed. Adair dabs one down to third man for four - he was well in control of that shot and these are valuable runs for the visitors. The injury was at its worst on Englands tour of New Zealand in February, when he was able to bowl just two overs in the defeat in Wellington. A more fitting choice there could not be. A single takes to him to within one of a century in his first home Test. Pope skips down the wicket again and lofts McBrine back over his head for six just! Toiled away yesterday and strikes immediately, twice, today. 20* 8.16 0 48 5/26 14.25 . Duckett did take an off-cutter on the glove, a slower one though. #4 Saba Karim The wicket keeper batsman made his ODI debut at the age of 29 years in 1997 at Bloemfontein against South Africa. Having seen Campher drive for four McBrine gets in on the act, this time against Leach. Pope pulls handsomely off the front foot for four through mid-wicket. Setting the tone was a big thing for me, especially with a relatively inexperienced bowling attack. Another miscue, this time from Pope. He then repeats the shot, this time its a little straighter but the same result. Tucker reviews but the replay shows it would have clipped the top of the bails and the visitors are six down Broad to Campher and the seamer delivers a vicious inswinger (not as in Waqar vicious but decent enough) that hits the Ireland batter on the boot. Now is the time to really establish himself in the Test game. Michael Hussey. Potts has bowled better than figures of 5-1-20-0 would suggest, and not only because four of those runs came from overthrows. Rangana Herath. McCollom then swivel pulls a slightly short ball out for two, fielded by Ben Duckett on the long leg boundary. Two wickets in the over for Josh Tongue! Opener James McCollum hung around until after lunch but edged a catch to first slip off Broad for 36. Is Gilbert Jessops 120-year record for the fastest England Test ton in danger (again)? His bouncer was better too, following the right handers down the slope and he bopped a couple of blows on the head. The onslaught (sort of) continues. Broad is replaced by Tongue and Campher punches him for two through the covers before the debut boy induces a wild drive with the ball flirting with the outside edge. He makes room to lift the next ball high over extra cover for three, which also means hell keep the strike with Pope on 199. A decent start. Ben Stokes did very little. As with many such long-debated changes there was actually little fallout. Mostly in a shade of the MCCs red and yellow (or egg and bacon). Duckett gets on one knee and slog-sweeps McBrine out towards the midwicket boundary for four! Joe Root swept Andy McBrines second ball for four but then walked past the third and was bowled via the pad. Ireland have one review remaining. Dont rule it out. Hand replaces Campher and has an LBW appeal against Pope turned down by Paul Wilson. Joe Root has batted once since February. Clearly bowling to a plan, short stuff and he looks at home in his first appearance at the Home of Cricket. England will resume on 152/1, just 20 runs behind Ireland after a predictably dominant performance on the first day. Ollie Pope and Joe Root are walking back onto the field for the evening session. The last over of the day sees Campher tempt Pope into a dab into the off side for one, he edges it but it fall short of Stirling at second slip. The ball wraps the England batsman on the pads but its a bit high and there is no review. Then McBrine attempts another drive, it careers to Root at first slip and he drops it. Pope walked down the track to one delivery, as is his wont, but couldnt beat mid-off. He bowled an attacking length demanded by Stokes with four slips and a big open gap at extra cover to tempt the drive. Moor reviewed, more in hope than expectation, but replays confirmed it would have hit middle stump. It was a great day all round., The Ian Bell Ollie Pope cover driveOne of the most pleasing shots in cricket Get it on repeat #EnglandCricket | #ENGvIRE pic.twitter.com/our07uvBgw. England will blast their way to a good lead and pull out as quickly as they can. Its a mind the windows moment as Campher has a rush of blood to the head. James McCollum is down and in a lot of pain. This was the earlier mix-up that almost gave Ireland a run-out chance. Where will England end the day? We know that when you get a bit of cloud at Lords you have to strike, but when the sun came out it felt like the pitch got a bit slower and the ball a bit softer. That was lovely and controlled, Crawley at his best. After the age of 45, it becomes difficult for any cricketer to continue. Where to start? Andy McBrine returns for Ireland. Chosen by us to get you up to speed at a glance. Job well done for the hosts. Maybe we should excuse Leach for being a bit loose. Twenty20 International cricket. England will not be that interested in time in the middle just winning the game as quickly as they can. Two singles are followed by a well-run two from Duckett and he moves into the 60s. Duckett crunches Adair through mid-off for four, then tickles a poor delivery to the fine-leg boundary. How Ireland could have done with that carrying. International recognition and interest from franchises swiftly followed. A bit of deja vu as Crawley gets two twos in exactly the same manner - flick to backward square-leg. England have not exactly looked threatening against the tail. Well done that man. US sports Guardian Sport Network Cricket John Hollioake on the joys and sorrows of raising two cricketers Ben (left) and Adam Hollioake in 1997. This is a perfect opportunity for Ben Stokes to assess every part of Tongues game, including his stamina. He tried to pull Tongue, missed and then collapsed in agony. He leaves it, probably on line, but it comes back and bounces over the top of middle stump. Hes marked it in the perfect way, with his second Test hundred, brought up through a flick to midwicket and a scampered single. Stokes acquiesces and sure enough its not out. But McCollum remains alert to scoring opportunities, spanking the only bad ball of Pottss third over to the cover boundary. There is a hundred in the over - the hundred partnership, brought up by Pope off the final delivery. Stokes is confident that careful management and a period on the sidelines at the IPL has brought his fitness back to the level of his golden summer four years ago and will allow him to play a full role as an all-rounder in Thursdays Test against Ireland and in the Ashes, which start on June 16. 10. But England have long learned that assembling a Test side is not simply an exercise in picking the best County Championship players. With 30 overs to the close, Stokes had a crack at a two day finish. In its simplest form, professionals were paid, amateurs (widely known as gentlemen) were not. He bowls a couple of no-balls early in the over and is worked for three singles. Theres a no-ball last ball and thats the only change to the scoreboard that set of six balls. He's often considered to be one of the greatest batsmen in twenty 20 cricket. Fionn Hand continues. Not before tea, obviously. Stirling latches onto a wide short-ish ball from Tongue, cutting him for a simple four before then punching him off the back foot for four more! He then heaves a full-blooded sweep over deep midwicket for four! also see Part 1, where I talk about right age to s. Hes back and then Root defends off the front foot. Stuart Broad shows off Team England's new fashion statement. Ben Stokes says he is definitely ready to bowl so could his Lords knee pain be mind games? In Anderson, Robinson, Stuart Broad and Matthew Potts, England have an abundance of bowlers who can replicate Woakess essential qualities: Seam, swing and accuracy. The left-arm spinner bowled well, attacking and holding at the same time. I suppose the Bangladesh series that Scyld mentioned is a cautionary tale for these England batsmen. Stuart Broad has been the pick of the attack, Matt Potts has improved as he has worked into his spells but theres no sign of Ben Stokes on a seaming pitch. Well done. Stokes did not bowl because he has to budget his overs like a financial officer in charge of a companys balance sheet. Nothing for Josh Tongue, who bowled swiftish, and looked at home at this level. England were always going to win this Test, its true, but winning the toss has enhanced their dominance. "It's a sad day and signals the end of an era," said Sir Jack Hobbs, the first professional to be knighted for services to the game. Adair then over adjusts and bowls too straight and full and Crawly clips him for four through square-leg. He was most famous for coaching young cricketers at Shivaji Park in Dadar, Mumbai, most notably Sachin Tendulkar. McCollom has dug in, Tucker is being busy and theres still somebatting to come. He has a much better first-class record than Crawley (an average of 42) and is tighter defensively. I think Rootys put me on the honours board because he asked me for my middle name! Ben Stokes has kept the same field, with no slips, so it looks like the short stuff is going to continue. I might have gone for it in Irelands position. Now, with the sun out and Ireland sorely missing Josh Little, their point of difference, he will have designs on a double. Its three runs from him and it brings about a slightly perplexed expression from Broad. Englands day, you could say. Tector is beaten by a lovely flighted delivery, then takes a buttock-clenchingly tight single to Potts at mid-on. Would you believe it? The sun is out so better so better batting conditions for the visitors, and boy do they need them. The ninth four of the innings (its only the seventh over) then follows as Hand strays on line and Duckett flicks him to the mid-wicket boundary. It was meat and drink with the new ball for Stuart Broad, picking off the top three, and Jack Leach was backed fully by Stokes to come on in the 10th over of the Test. Six and a wicket from the over. Ireland have recovered well from 19/3 but are not in a great position having been put in to bat by Ben Stokes. Pope has a bit of a slap off a wide Hume delivery but can only find the fielder in the covers. Either way, its over, and Ffion Hand has his first wicket. Going pretty well for him at three so far this summer Adair then has a big shout for LBW on Root. And so Josh Tongue found himself unexpectedly elevated to Englands squad and then, even more surprisingly, into the 11, leapfrogging Chris Woakes. Superb placement. Stirling tries to sweep Leach, he doesnt quite get to the pitch of it, theres some extra bounce and it catches his gloved and loops up in the air for a simple catch for Bairstow! The answer is an immediate yes but Crawley can flick it off his pads for a single. Josh Tongue has bowling figures to die for: 1-0-2-2. After World War One fewer people had the time or money to play for the fun of it and so the lines became ever more blurred. McCollum softens his hands to ensure an edge off Potts falls short of the slips. Tongues family parents, brother, partner, child were all in the huddle and looked thrilled to bits. It hasnt really sunk in yet. The Ireland openers arent getting a moments peace against Potts, with almost every delivery demanding a defensive stroke. Reply. Tector eases Leach confidently through midwicket for three, then Tucker inside-edges a couple to fine leg. Harry Tector survives an England review for caught behind. I cant keep up with all these milestones and records. He then skips down the track and punches the ball right back past the bowler along the ground all the way, showing the makers name as it were. It raps him on the pads and the umpires finger goes up! It doubled as a way of testing Tongues suitability for later Tests this summer and, with both elements of his bowling in sync, he could now well be seen against Australia too. Whatever Stokesy wanted me to do I will just say definitely. The spinner recently became the highest wicket-taker in IPL & has some fantastic numbers for Team India as well in the white-ball format. Even so this evening session has been a triumph for the debutant Tongue, who has figures of 7-2-25-3. That was up there with Babar Azam and Ian Bell in terms of pure driving artistry. There is now protection out in the deep - a sign of just how badly Ireland have bowled (were only 11 overs in). She made her One Day International debut against England in September 2011 and her T20I debut against Australia in June 2011. ", Former England spinner Phil Edmonds asked to play as an amateur in 1988 as his business ventures meant he couldn't afford the time to commit to full-time cricket. Stuart Broad has already muddied the selection for the first Ashes Test by taking a five-for yesterday, and now its the turn of the batsmen. This is quietly brutal stuff from England, who have scored 76 runs in 12 overs this mornning. Pushing it through a bit, nearly touching 60mph here. McBrine is bowling a very tight line, and for the time being is managing to keep England quiet: his first three overs have gone for nine. He shimmies down the pitch and hits through the line, in the air and gets four towards wide mid-on. Join a Professional Team. It illustrated the threat that Tongues short ball can cause, to wicket and body alike. Look, we know how this story ends, but that never stopped us watching the new James Bond. Itll only get harder this summer. A leg bye brings Root back onto strike and he continues his steady accumulation with three runs with a punch through point. A play and miss off Adair, beating the outside edge. The Players appeared in first-class cricket between 1806 and 1962, nearly always in the showcase Gentlemen v Players matches against the Gentlemen, though Players teams have occasionally played against touring sides too. Pope gets a single to move to 99. Ben Duckett celebrates en route to a memorable 182. The bowling isnt great - its just too short - but the openers arent looking these gift horses in the mouth and making hay while the sun literally shines. That was a genuine edge, the ball was full and that should illustrate to this Ireland attack that they need to bowl fuller, theyve bowled too short so far. Leachs return immediately brings the ninth wicket and he now has three for 35 - confidence boosting ahead of the Ashes where, you strongly suspect, the Australians will target him. Within that the British class system was prevalent. The toss and team news will be happening shortly and we will be here for over-by-over updates of the entire day. He swung the ball after lunch and was the pick of the bowlers all day. Paul Stirling next man in and Broad gets one to move back at him first ball. Josh Tongue shows his range and why he could play in the Ashes, the 14th man to score a double hundred batting at No3 for England, Michael Slater and Phil DeFreitas at the Gabba in 1994-95, 120-year record for the fastest England Test ton. Hes been nowhere near as fluent as Duckett this morning and looks increasingly frustrated by his inability to locate the middle of the bat. 4 Divide your dream into multiple small goals. The last to score 150 in a Test was Sir Alastair Cook at Melbourne in December 2017. They face up and down in the cricket career. You can see why Tucker reviewed, he was a fair way down the pitch but umpires call went Englands way this time. The new ball is due shortly, though, and that will change things one way or another youd have thought. Watching Broad running in from the Pavilion End, bandana flapping in the wind and bowling an exacting line and length, it was hard to think here was a bowler playing for his Ashes place. Adair needs to try and tempt Crawley into that big, booming drive, his undoing so often Well, Ireland are all out for172. Pope tries to change that but misses an attempted pull down the leg side. Anyway, he eventually gets there with his seventh ball with two off his pads. He raced from his overnight 60 to 100 in only 35 balls. Ben Duckett in cruise control at Lord's @IGcom #EnglandCricket | #ENGvIRE pic.twitter.com/FZn0YyAvQ3. Thankfully, for Ireland at least, three dot balls follow. A Duckett single gets Pope on strike and the Surrey man adds four more dabbing with soft hands down to the vacant third man boundary. Its given not out and theres no review. They did, though, then bowl Ireland out for 38 themselves. Speaking of hundreds, Englands lead has also reached 300. Missing leg. A slow, low full toss is then patted back to the bowler. How things stand at the end of day 2 Who was your player of the day? February 20, 2018 at 7:04 am. He was the same man, the same cricketer, but overnight he became acceptable in the eyes of the establishment. The question about Woakes or Tongue was not about ranking the two bowlers; it was about assessing who could best complement the rest of the attack, both against Ireland and in the Ashes. There was some talk that they would try to win the game tonight, but thats not going to happen now. A much better shot follows and Adair bowls way too short and Pope pulls for four in front of square. Oh Jacky, thats fantastic bounce! the Ginger Bradman can he heard to exclaim. He fenced at a short ball on the hip from Broad and was taken down the leg side by Jonny Bairstow. Duckett and Pope have earned the right to charge on to massive, confidence-boosting scores. His pace has reached 90mph this Test, averaging 85mph. Ireland have confirmed that James McCollum has a badly twisted ankle after that freak incident earlier in the innings. Not since Bangladeshs first tour in 2005 has an England batsman been able to score runs with such ease at Lords writes Scyld Berry at Lords, but still a fine and efficient hundred by Ben Duckett.. He is ruthless with anything even slightly wide of off stump. It moved back down the slope and that, combined with the new ball, maybe just did the trick. Tongue hit a couple of batsmen on the helmet, but he did not give Irish tailenders the shivers and was forced to revert to three slips and a gully. There are 30 overs left today. Since making his first Test hundred in December, Duckett has had four scores between 63 and 84, so hell be keen to reach three figures today. pic.twitter.com/U1LHcSNGzk. As Will said, youd expect England to complete victory before the FA Cup final. Rohit Sharma. Hes even more excited when Leach beats the inside edge and wraps the pads of Campher. The debate rumbled on all summer but even those who fought the change seemed to realise they were railing against the dying of the light. The first, Wally Hammond, scored six. Can Adair bowl fuller this over? A little away-swinger, Balbirnie throws his hands at it a little hard, it takes the outside edge and Crawley dives to his left to take a two-handed catch. Theres turn in this pitch when Leach drops his pace to around 50mph. Will Ireland attack? The sun was shining by now on what had been a chilly day and not many had left the ground because they knew how England would play it. His performance was a lesson to his two younger colleagues, Matt Potts and Josh Tongue. Perhaps the way captaincy was handled was the most ridiculous aspect of it all. The famous Sri Lankan left-hand spin-bowler Rangana Herath started his career at the age of 26. Stuart Broad: The perfect start to an Ashes summer. With Archer and Stone injured, the supply of fit bowlers who can offer a point of difference is altogether less abundant, not stretching beyond Mark Wood. Strange-ish dismissal, second ball in a Test match but he was clearly keen to get off the mark and didnt get enough on it. Zak Crawley can count his lucky stars, there. Nothing personal, just business (and pleasure). Average, if you will. The fourth ball beats the edge or does it? Lovely shot. Will Macpherson writes: Well, Stuart Broad will be very pleased with his mornings work so far. It was missing leg and Ben Stokes rightly decides not to review. Is this really an England opener were watching? 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England will head off on their golf trip in Scotland with confidence high and their averages boosted from mauling Ireland, but it has not told us much about their Ashes chances. Stuart Broad returns for his sixth over, with figures of 3-14 so far. Declare, bowl them out and win quickly - that is all he cares about. We then have a delay as Lorcan Tucker, the Ireland keeper, has jogged off the field for a toilet break. Im going to hand over to Luke Slater for the afternoon session. Making his Australia debut at the age of 30, Hussey went on to become a legend of the game and earned the moniker of Mr. Cricket. The umpire is unmoved and England do not review. He looks to Stokes as if to say Im searching for the one that goes away from the bat and a few seconds later he bowls a ball that does exactly that, forcing McCollum forward and taking his outside edge. He could potentially return later in the innings, but it looks a nasty enough injury to preclude that. Root then practices his trademark dab/open face shot by running it down to wide third man, this time for three. Ive been in India over the last nine to 10 weeks but what I have done is get myself into a position where I am not able to look back and regret or say I have not given myself the best opportunity to play a full role with the ball this summer. Its safe, though, wide of the non-striker. How good could they really be? Theres a lovely efficiency to Ducketts boundary-hitting. And Herbert Sutcliffe, who as a professional had turned down an at-the-time remarkable approach to captain the ultra-conservative Yorkshire in 1927, said he was "in full agreement". It hasnt really sunk in yet. I have done similar for Worcestershire., We are very happy. Few players at his age, 36, improve on a weakness against a certain bowler. When Jonny is chirping, it shows he is happy. Its Mark Adair with the new ball for Ireland, he bowls to Crawley. Its a great place to play cricket, isnt it? This lad is going to score plenty of runs in international cricket over the next decade. Today, you will read about the ones who shifted their career from cricket to an absolutely new profession after their retirement. Its been a long spell for Josh Tongue, seven overs before this one, but hes going to continue. Ben Stokes (right) chats with Matthew Potts on day one at Lord's. Tongue continues with the short stuff. List of India Twenty20 International cricketers. A drive (not brilliantly well-timed but good enough) through the covers next ball gets him another two. A leading edge later in the over takes Pope to fifty from just 64 balls. His next fifty required only another 44 deliveries, reaching his 150 at a run a ball. Scyld Berry, at Lords, notes that having Potts at leg slip makes Broad bowl straighter. Feature Why Asian and Black players have felt alienated in Yorkshire cricket A look at the immigrant cricketer's experience in the county down the years Kamran Abbasi "I thought you said 'yeah'"A close escape for Ben Duckett after some miscommunication almost sees him collide with Ollie Pope! England have had a busy winter and have a busy summer ahead of them, with the Ashes kicking off later this month. Joe Root pushes towards the off side and brings up Englands 400 in very quick time. A relatively quiet over (just three singles) before Pope pulls new bowler Hand over deep square leg for six! That brings up the 50 partnership at a little better than a run a ball. This is such a one-sided match, that it is becoming pretty irrelevant for the first Ashes Test. They have not run a first-class competition since the pandemic. He started with two fine maidens, before just dropping a bit short. Great catch from Hand as Crawley slaps the ball at pace back at the Ireland bowler, who takes it well at the second attempt in his follow through. A wonderful delivery from Matthew Potts pic.twitter.com/q8Z0x3eS23. It could be a bruising time. He advances down the track and towards the off-side and clips it off his pads straight to Matthew Potts at leg slip! 10 runs in this over as the run rate creeps about six again: 6.01. Its another five-fer for the all-time great. Four dot balls are followed by a Duckett single, a prod forward into the covers, and the run rate, that was heading towards eight an over, has ever so slightly been pegged back. A single follows for Tucker and those are the only runs from the over. Two ducks in an over and Broad has three! There is no room for another seamer unless Ben Stokes moves up the order and plays as a batsman. The lines between the two were always murky - WG Grace, technically an amateur, earned more from the game than even the top professionals - and caused deep resentment. Stuart Broad is stealing a march while James Anderson is absent. Those are the only runs from the over. Then, Jofra Archer suffered a recurrence of the stress fracture in his right elbow, ruling him out of the entire series. Welcome to our live coverage of the first and only Test between England and Ireland at Lords. Maybe an hour after tea? No shame in that its happened to some of the best attacks in the world in the past 12 months. Legendary names in Indian cricket like Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar started playing professional cricket from a very early age (almost 8-9). It just looked out but he reviews anyway. That is also my final over of the day, handing over to Greg Wilcox for the final two sessions. Alas, the pitch isnt quick so it can sit up and asked to be hit - this one does and McBrine says thank you pulling for four in the process. He played just two matches at the IPL. England picked up where they left off under Ben Stokes taking wickets and dominating their opponents who have done little to suggest this will be nothing more than a one-sided stroll in the park before the Ashes. Stirling jumps inside a short ball from Tongue, who has been set to enforcer mode by his captain. The Lords pitch was almost as green as the Irish team training tops this week but it was shaved last night and looks a good Test strip - straw coloured with a sprinkling of live grass. Four singles from the over. Not far from St Johns Wood, down in Beckenham, David Warner was netting as he prepares for the threat of Broad bowling round the wicket at him. Jinxed it as Broad then strikesthats the fourth time hes been on the honours board at Lords - tremendous stuff. A dab behind point gets him four off the first ball, then its a drag behind square on the leg side for four, before beating beaten on the outside edge. Root must have been cursing his luck at going in when it had suddenly become a bit tougher. Theres six more of them, top-edged over fine leg off Tongue. The umpire said no, but well have a look its very optimistic Ill give him that. Another good over for the hosts - 12 from it. "You decide which games you want me to play, and I'll play, for nothing," he said according to the, In 2010 a match between Gentlemen and Players was. Campher missed and was bowled, charging down the pitch. Blimey, a wicket straight after tea. He gets a run for it in any case. Potts will bowl the final over before the lunch break. Can you play cricket after age 20? FOW: 18/2, Josh Tongue strikes with his first ball of the innings! 1. Looks like it clipped the right-leg pocket on the way through to Bairstow. Pope and Root scored the third fastest hundred stand for England but the most valuable development for the coaching staff was the performance of Josh Tongue with his first three wickets in Test cricket. In the interests of competitive balance, it would be lovelyif Ireland could make a bit of headway here and build their way towards a decent score. Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope will resume this morning. McCollom gets himself and Ireland off the mark with a single out on the leg side. I find a good rhythm at both ends, but theres something about the Pavilion End you feel like you can bring the stumps into play a lot more. Broad has hardly returned the figures of a Test cricket legend in county cricket: 15 at 28.5 that does not even put him in the top 50 bowling averages in Division One. 20 teams, 200 questions - the big Premier League quiz . Duckett then gets his own back on the Ireland man, smacking a short one for four the very next ball. A superb showing, whoever the bowling attack is. Ben Duckett will never have an easier chance to make a double hundred in Test cricket but does it tell us anything? The American major league baseball clubs were not scouting the Antipodes in the 1980's. Its given not out but Broad, as he tends to do, is desperate for a review despite it looking as though its going way down legside. Surely the best jumper in world cricket, this pic.twitter.com/pGynxF3syj. One by one the distinctions - dressing rooms, initials on scorecards, accommodation - were chipped away but the old guard refused to go down without a fight. Curiously this is Ben Ducketts 28th game for England but his first in England. WHAT A SUPERB CATCH FROM ZAK CRAWLEY pic.twitter.com/EVFit0lPGt. A poor ball from Broad is waved classily through cover point for four by Moor, who is looking more comfortable now after a nervous first over. Potts gets it a bit straighter for the next two balls to finish the over. He also keeps the strike. And it will be Mark Adair who begins with the first over after lunch. Chris Harris. Yes, the Sky team played it down a bit but I thought that was extraordinary: hes only left something like eight balls out of 670. He was happy on the slopes. Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope scored runs at will on the second morning. Hes still getting good bounce and making Jonny Bairstow extremely excited in the process. Lovely start. Neither the score they were hoping for, nor any sort of embarrassment. At 19 for three Ireland were reeling. In the past wed have described this as a great opportunity for the batsmen to massage their averages, but this England team dont think like that. #LoveLords | #ENGvIRE pic.twitter.com/xkZUDs3aK2. I think thats the right decision, certainly for the England middle order (and the ECBs chief financial officer). Leach then bowls a no-ball, which were contractually obliged to describe as the cardinal sin for a spinner, before Tucker flicks him for three more. Root tries another scoop but it can only take the leading edge. About Matty Potts, when I interviewed Durhams bowling coach Alan Walker a fortnight ago, he made the point that Potts is an old-school bowler who likes to keep on bowling and maintain his rhythm. And I thought wed be talking about Gilbert Jessop today. The inaugural Gentlemen v Players fixture . He played 34 ODIs and a solitary test for India. A few leg byes and Root is back on strike. he returned to send down bumpers before lunch to a leg side field, England testing out whether he can do that effectively with Australia in mind. Stokes attacked with his fields, his trusty left-armer delivering on his captains faith with the wicket of Paul Stirling, Irelands most dangerous player who fell sweeping, unable to resist the bait as Stokes brought up square leg and tempted him to hit over the top.
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