England vs Ireland Only Test at London, 24 Jul, 2019

Toss: England, who chose to bat
England 85/10 (23.4)  &  303/10 (77.5)
Ireland 207/10 (58.2)  &  38/10 (15.4)
England won by 143 runs
Man of the Match: Jack Leach
  • WB Rankin 0 * (5)

Over 10.1 WB Rankin bangs it short onto the pitch to Jack Leach, no run, stays deep inside the crease and ducks under it to sways away from the bouncer.

Over 10.2 WB Rankin bowls it short of length to Jack Leach, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and cracks it behind square on the off-side for a boundary.

Over 10.3 WB Rankin bowls it short of length to Jack Leach,1 run, backs away in the crease and chops it wide of point for a single.

Over 10.4 WB Rankin bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, out Caught by Wilson!

Over 10.5 WB Rankin bowls a good length delivery to Jason Roy, no run, gets forward and leaves it down the leg side through to the keeper.

Over 10.6 WB Rankin bowls a good length delivery to Jason Roy, no run, gets forward and looks to play across the line but misses and the ball struck on the pads down the leg side.

Over 12.1 WB Rankin bowls a pitched up delivery to Jack Leach, Boundary! Gets forward and present the full face of the bat and driven straight down the ground for four.

Over 12.2 WB Rankin bowls a pitched up delivery to Jack Leach, Boundary! Leans into the drive and plays it beautifully through cover and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 12.3 WB Rankin bowls a good length delivery to Jack Leach, no run, hangs back and fends it nicely on to the pitch.

Over 12.4 WB Rankin bowls it short of length to Jack Leach, Boundary! Hangs back and across to clip this through square leg. Again, it's all about the timing and the outfield does the rest.

Over 12.5 WB Rankin bowls a good length delivery to Jack Leach, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 12.6 WB Rankin bowls a good length delivery to Jack Leach,1 run, stays back and pats it gently into the gap at cover. They pinch a single.

Over 14.1 WB Rankin bowls a good length delivery to Jason Roy, no run, shuffles a bit and gets an inside edge onto the back thigh.

Over 14.2 WB Rankin bowls a half volley to Jason Roy, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and driven along the ground to sweeper cover fence for four.

Over 14.3 WB Rankin bowls a good length delivery to Jason Roy,1 leg bye, gets forward and works it off the pads through square leg and picks up a leg bye

Over 14.4 WB Rankin bowls a good length delivery to Jack Leach, no run, gets forward and  trying to work across the line, but this just held its line a bit to get past the inside edge.

Over 14.5 WB Rankin bowls a good length delivery to Jack Leach, no run, gets forward and looks to push at it, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 14.6 WB Rankin bowls a good length delivery to Jack Leach, no run, moves across in the crease and misses the flick down the leg side.

Over 16.1 WB Rankin bowls a good length delivery to Jack Leach, 2 runs, gets on top of the bounce and punches it through cover and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 16.2 WB Rankin bowls a good length delivery to Jack Leach, 2 runs, shuffles a bit on the back foot and defends.

Over 16.3 WB Rankin bowls a good length delivery to Jack Leach, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 16.4 WB Rankin bowls a good length delivery to Jack Leach, no run, gets forward and watches it along with going through to the keeper.

Over 16.5 WB Rankin bowls a good length delivery to Jack Leach, no run, gets forward and happy to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 16.6 WB Rankin bowls a good length delivery to Jack Leach, no run, gets forward and misses the flick and the ball goes off the pads towards the keeper

Over 18.1 WB Rankin bowls a good length delivery to Jack Leach, no run, shuffling across on the flick and missed it to be rapped on the pads. Marginal whether it would have hit the stumps but that doesn't matter if it doesn't pitch in line.

Over 18.2 WB Rankin bowls a good length delivery to Jack Leach, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 18.3 WB Rankin bangs it short onto the pitch to Jack Leach, no run, stays deep inside the crease and sways away from the bouncer.

Over 18.4 WB Rankin bowls a good length delivery to Jack Leach, no run, gets inside the line and  fends it comfortably from the crease.

Over 18.5 WB Rankin bowls a good length delivery to Jack Leach, no run, gets forward and watches it along with going through to the keeper.

Over 18.6 WB Rankin bowls a good length delivery to Jack Leach, no run, gets on top of the bounce and chops it towards backward point.

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