2019 Test Series

[raefil]

First up Ireland.

After 14 overs England are 43-6, hang on make that 43-7!!

 

[justinr73]

I've got tickets for Friday.

 

[justinr73]

See the Aussie score yesterday in the game they had amongst themselves?

20 wickets fell for 225 runs.

Could be a low scoring Ashes series!

 

[raefil]

58-8!

 

[wld]

Unless Joe Root knows something we don’t, I can’t fathom why we batted and said so at the toss. Surely the pitch will dry out over the 4 days with current weather conditions and the best time to bowl was always going to be the first hour. That should not to excuse some abysmal shots.

 

[Regardless]

Well, that went well.

 

[justinr73]

It's our highest Test score against Ireland.

 

[Regardless]

I just read on bbc website that England did not once lose 10 wickets in a session at any time between 1938 and 2016. But today was the fourth time since then. Pretty amazing.

 

[justinr73]

Not sure why we needed two spinners on that pitch, especially when Root and Denly bowl spin as well.

They'd better bat properly tomorrow. I want a full day on Friday as I'm going to see The Smyths at the 100 Club in the evening.

 

[justinr73]

I find Sangakkara very hard to listen to.

 

[justinr73]

Stone looked fairly sharp.

 

[justinr73]

More like it this morning.

Will Leach manage to get past Tudor?

Pretty wide for Burns to be nibbling at it though.

 

[billymac]

all going so well, perhaps Ireland can wrap this up today.

 

[bigtallsi]

Not sure why we needed two spinners on that pitch, especially when Root and Denly bowl spin as well.

They'd better bat properly tomorrow. I want a full day on Friday as I'm going to see The Smyths at the 100 Club in the evening.

This sounds like a good day (although Root will need to pull his finger out). Never seen them but heard good reports. Let's hope they don't recreate Guildhall '86!!

 

[bigtallsi]

Oh dear

 

[Henrys Cat]

Every credit to Ireland. They deserve this and in my view should now be a fully fledged test playing nation.

 

[raefil]

Every credit to Ireland. They deserve this and in my view should now be a fully fledged test playing nation.

This is why we love sport. It can be so predictable but every now and then something like this comes along.

 

[justinr73]

Every credit to Ireland. They deserve this and in my view should now be a fully fledged test playing nation.

Er they are.

 

[Regardless]

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha !

 

[justinr73]

Just on my way home from the game.

Well bowled Woakes and Broad.