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 1.1 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to James McCollum, no run, gets across the line on the front foot and flicks it straight to the man at square leg.

The players are walking off the field. Play stopped due to rain

11.33 AM Local Time: Quite heavy now, all the covers coming back on.

12:04 Local Time, 11:04 GMT: Unless the rain arrives again, play to resume at 12:30 local

Over 1.2 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to James McCollum, 3 runs, gets across the line and flicks it along the ground to deep mid-wicket and picks up three runs.

Over 1.3 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to WTS Porterfield, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 1.4 Chris Woakes bowls a pitched up delivery to WTS Porterfield, 2 runs, gets forward and driven along the ground to sweeper cover and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 1.5 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to WTS Porterfield, no run, gets forward and watches it along with going through to the keeper.

Over 1.6 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to WTS Porterfield,1 leg bye, gets forward and misses the flick and this deflects off the pads towards backward square leg.

Over 3.1 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to WTS Porterfield, no run, comes on to the front foot and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 3.2 Chris Woakes bowls a pitched up delivery to WTS Porterfield, no run, gets forward and went for a drive away from the body, the ball goes past the outside edge of the bat.

Over 3.3 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to WTS Porterfield, no run, gets forward and defends it to point with an angled bat.

Over 3.4Chris Woakes bowls good length delivery to WTS Porterfield, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 3.5Chris Woakes bowls good length delivery to WTS Porterfield, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 3.6Chris Woakes bowls good length delivery to WTS Porterfield, gets an outside edge which is caught by the Keeper.He is Caught

Over 5.1 Chris Woakes bowls a pitched up delivery to Andrew Balbirnie, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot, present the full face of the bat and drive straight down the ground for four.

Over 5.2 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to Andrew Balbirnie, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 5.3 Chris Woakes bowls a back of length delivery to Andrew Balbirnie, no run, gets behind the line on the back foot and watches it along with going through to the keeper.

Over 5.4 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to Andrew Balbirnie, no run, gets forward and pushes it wide of slips with an open face bat.

Over 5.5 Chris Woakes bowls it short of length to Andrew Balbirnie, no run, gets cover the off stump line on the back foot and shoulders arms to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 5.6 Chris Woakes bowls a back of length delivery to Andrew Balbirnie, no run, stays deep inside the crease and shoulders arms to let it go through to the keeper once again.

Over 7.1 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to James McCollum,1 run, gets forward and glances it down to the fine leg and picks up a single.

Over 7.2 Chris Woakes bowls a short and rising delivery to PR Stirling, no run, stays on the front foot and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 7.3 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to PR Stirling, out Bowled! Stirling looked to push at it. Got beaten on the inside edge as this clipped the top of middle stump. 

Over 7.4 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to KJ OBrien, no run, comes on to the front foot and defends it towards mid-wicket.

Over 7.5 Chris Woakes bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to KJ OBrien, no run, stays deep inside the crease and digs it out back to the bowler.

Over 7.6 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to KJ OBrien, no run, gets forward and tries to play at it, the ball takes the outside edge but not carry to the slip fielder.

Over 9.1 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to James McCollum, out Caught by Joe Root!  Fuller and hint of away seam movement, McCollum is drawn into the drive and the outside edge goes at a nice height for Root at first slip. 

Over 9.2 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to GC Wilson, no run, goes on to the back foot and tries to play inside the line, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 9.3 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to GC Wilson, out LBW! Wilson prods forward to defend and is beaten on the outside edge, the ball goes on to strike the back pad. 

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