Ireland endure tough opening day in one-off cricket test with EnglandBy George Sessions, PAIreland endured a tough opening day to their one-off test with England at Lord’s. Stuart Broad took five wickets as Ireland were bowled out for a first innings total of just 172. England finished the opening day of this one-off Test on 151 for one and only 20 runs behind Ireland, who were dismissed for 172 at the start of the evening session thanks to Stuart Broad’s first five-wicket haul at Lord’s in 10 years. Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie edged to second slip, where Crawley took an excellent low catch diving to his left and Harry Tector followed his skipper back to the pavilion two balls later. It saw Ireland make it through a second session but Broad claimed his 20th Test five-wicket haul after tea when he hit the top of Adair’s off-stump.

Source: Irish Independent June 01, 2023 23:08 UTC