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Higgins

42 for 6 but England reviewing

Duluth

Haha 42/6

Woakes lbw

Higgins

Three LBWs so far, very reminiscent of the visiting team's scorecard in the days when there were not mutual umpires, particularly on the sub continent. One slight difference, all these three today have been utterly plumb.

Higgins

The rut continues, 43 for 7!

Duluth

I’ve only been watching since the 3rd wicket.

It’s not a minefield. The ball is swinging around a little and Ireland have bowled a good line.

Higgins

England have recovered to a certain extent to take the score to 67 for 9.

NTA

@Duluth said in Other Cricket:

I’ve only been watching since the 3rd wicket.

It’s not a minefield. The ball is swinging around a little and Ireland have bowled a good line.

Using the slope as well. They're saying Murtagh has a few wickets here playing for Middlesex so he knows how to put it in the right areas.

Higgins

England do not get the chance to declare their first innings closed as they lose their last wicket to be all out for just 85 runs shortly before lunch after winning the toss and batting!

JK

Ireland goin well in comparison 45/1

England prob still win though due to hitting more boundaries

Derm McCrum

132-3 currently. Stirling and Balbirnie paired well - according to the experts. Stirling just went - lbw after 36. Kevin O'Brien comes out.

Bovidae

Told ya that England had used up all of their luck!

Nevorian

England obviously not trying for a few more diving deflections to the boundary

KiwiPie

England are still struggling to find top order batsmen who can cope with the new ball - Roy may blast some runs in the Ashes but generally going for your shots on the first morning will get the slips excited. Bairstow's innings was just weird, being warned for batting so far out of his crease that he was "running on the pitch" and then bowled through the gate with a big drive.

mariner4life

They are all still drunk from last weekend. And rightly so

Aus no better with the bat, their internal match is a wicketfest

KiwiPie

@mariner4life said in Other Cricket:

They are all still drunk from last weekend. And rightly so

Aus no better with the bat, their internal match is a wicketfest

Only 4 of the players actually played in that final ...

Going to be a great day tomorrow - Ireland with a real chance of the upset but it will be a tricky chase with a lot of pressure.

Siam

That pom test team looks weak. Reminds me of us when we were trying all sorts of first class players.
Aus favourites on personnel and test experience

KiwiPie

Interesting stats

Root as non-captain 53 tests, batting average 52.80
Root as captain 28 tests, batting average 42.48

Kane as non-captain 48 tests, batting average 49.23
Kane as captain 24 tests, batting average 63.69

Kohli's numbers are 41.13 and then 62.70 as captain
Smith is 51.83 and then 70.36 as captain

Rapido

My hunch is Ireland will find 200 (and the pressure) too much.
Their own first innings batting collapse may be costly, left their number 5 stranded on just 28 not out.

But here's hoping.

nzzp

@Rapido said in Other Cricket:

My hunch is Ireland will find 200 (and the pressure) too much.
Their own first innings batting collapse may be costly, left their number 5 stranded on just 28 not out.

But here's hoping.

I agree - I think 200 will be too far. But, as you say, here's hoping.

So, I just copied your post. Good for me. I will say if the pitch flattens out, and the openers can see off the hard ball, that 200 is very very gettable. So maybe I am optimistic... will take some disciplined batting for an hour, and then it'll be game on for Ireland.

Rapido

Imagine winning your first test in less than 20 odd years of, admittedly war-interrupted, trying.

It took us:
20 years to win our first test.
30 years to win our first away test.
45 years to win our first test v England.
50 years to win our first test in England.
66 years to win our first test at Lords.

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