01/06Result
Only Test, Ireland tour of England at London, Jun 1-3 2023
England won by 10 wkts
Player of the Match
Ollie Pope
Ollie PopeEngland
01/06Result
Only Test, Ireland tour of England at London, Jun 1-3 2023
England won by 10 wkts
Player of the Match
Ollie Pope
Ollie PopeEngland

Pawan: "Is it crazy of me to think that England can wrap up this test tonight itself?"

"Bairstow still yet to score his first Test run against Ireland, after a pair in 2019," adds Matt Roller.

rory: "that'll help Brook's paltry average"

SACHU: "Boo! I'm here only to watch Brook bat and you just take that away from me as soon as he came in"

4.12pm And England have declared, on 524 for 4 with a lead of 352. Apart from Pope's double-hundred, Duckett scored 182 at better than run a ball. Crawley and Root scored half-centuries as well. Over to their bowlers now - still 30 overs left in the day's play.

82.4
W
McBrine to Pope, OUT, six and out. Skips out of his crease once again but McBrine has bowled this wide outside off. Pope misses and Tucker does the rest

OJ Pope st †Tucker b McBrine 205 (282m 208b 22x4 3x6) SR: 98.55

82.3
6
McBrine to Pope, SIX, and he does it in a true Bazball style. Dances down the track and launches it over the bowler's head for a six. Gets to his maiden Test double-hundred, and it's the fastest by anyone in England - off 207 balls
82.2
0
McBrine to Pope, no run, a length ball on the stumps. Pushed towards mid-on

Pope on 199. Everyone comes inside the circle to stop the single

82.1
1
McBrine to Brook, 1 run, full on the stumps. Driven towards log-on

END OF OVER:
82 | 8 Runs | ENG: 517/3

  • Harry Brook8 (6b)
  • Ollie Pope199 (205b)
  • Mark Adair20-2-127-0
  • Andy McBrine13-0-92-1
81.6
3
Adair to Brook, 3 runs, makes room and goes inside out now. Didn't time it, so it will no reach the boundary. Picks up three nonetheless
81.5
4
Adair to Brook, FOUR, another length ball, and pulled away this time. One-bounce four in front of square leg
81.4
0
Adair to Brook, no run, a length ball around off. Looks to smash it over long-on but gets an inside edge onto the pads
81.3
0
Adair to Brook, no run, length outside off. Looks to run it down but the second slop intercepts
81.2
0
Adair to Brook, no run, a length ball around off. Waits for it and dabs it late towards cover-point

Two slips for Brook. And a gully as well

81.1
1
Adair to Pope, 1 run, short of length outside off. Opens the face of the bat to steer it towards deep point. Moves to 199

Adair back into the attack. A slip and a gully

END OF OVER:
81 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 509/3

  • Ollie Pope198 (204b)
  • Harry Brook1 (1b)
  • Andy McBrine13-0-92-1
  • Curtis Campher13-0-88-0
80.6
1
McBrine to Pope, 1 run, length ball around off. Uses his feet to push it towards deep midwicket. Moves to 198
80.5
0
McBrine to Pope, no run, length ball around off. Pushed towards the bowler off the back foot
80.4
1
McBrine to Brook, 1 run, a length ball on the stumps. Worked towards short midwicket where a fumble allows Brook to get off the mark

Harry Brook walks in at No. 5. A slip in place

80.3
W
McBrine to Root, OUT, bowled 'im! Root comes down the track but isn't anywhere close to the pitch of the ball, allowing it to turn and sneak through between the bat and pad, and clatter into the stumps. Kept a touch low as well

JE Root b McBrine 56 (86m 59b 4x4 1x6) SR: 94.91

80.2
4
McBrine to Root, FOUR, full on the stumps, and swept behind square leg for four
80.1
0
McBrine to Root, no run, a length ball around off. Turned towards short midwicket

4pm Welcome back. Pope on 197, with 35 overs still left in the day's play. I guess a declaration is around the corner.

END OF OVER:
80 | 9 Runs | ENG: 503/2

  • Joe Root52 (56b)
  • Ollie Pope197 (202b)
  • Curtis Campher13-0-88-0
  • Fionn Hand19-2-113-1

3.41pm: And that is teatime, with Pope scoring exactly 100 of England's 178 runs in the session to finish unbeaten on 197 at the interval. England scored at 6.85 an over between lunch and tea and it seems certain that they'll pull the plug on this innings at some point this evening to have another dart at Ireland's top order. Hemant will be here shortly to talk you through the start of the third session.

79.6
1
Campher to Root, 1 run, back of a length, whipped into the leg side... Root has 11,000 Test runs
79.5
4
Campher to Root, FOUR, banged in halfway down, and pulled firmly off his ribcage for four. Root brings up his half-century, and England's 500 with it.
79.4
0
Campher to Root, no run, pushes the drive to short cover
79.3
0
Campher to Root, no run, wide outswinger, Root misses out looking to cut
79.2
4
Campher to Root, FOUR, jumps across looking to scoop, and his leading edge skews away through the vacant slip cordon for four. They all count
79.1
0
Campher to Root, no run, wide outside off stump, Root is beaten by the lack of bounce

END OF OVER:
79 | 4 Runs | ENG: 494/2

  • Joe Root43 (50b)
  • Ollie Pope197 (202b)
  • Fionn Hand19-2-113-1
  • Curtis Campher12-0-79-0

Samuel: "@Dave - on the other hand, does any other Test playing nation let players from opposing countries play as domestic players, even if they're from a neighbouring country? South Africa don't let Zimbabweans as far as I'm aware, India doesn't with Bangladeshis, Pakistan with Afghans. Also, I suspect their hands are tied by Brexit: EU passports can no longer be used in lieu of a British one to play as a domestic, and that's law, which the ECB have no say in!" -- Samuel, the Northern Irishmen are in a strange situation of being classed as 'overseas' players despite holding UK passports. The suggestion back in 2019 was it was open to legal challenge, but nobody has taken the ECB on.

78.6
1
Hand to Root, 1 run, width outside off, back-cut to deep third to retain the strike
78.5
1
Hand to Pope, 1 run, nudged off the pads out to deep square leg... Pope has 100 runs in the session
78.4
0
Hand to Pope, no run, length ball outside off, Pope looks to tip-and-run to point but Root sees Stirling swooping and sends him back

Jane: "@Tom: as has been pointed out however, the big difference is that in 2019 Irish players' exposure to first class cricket was much better. Pre-covid they even had a domestic first-class competition in Ireland, which they don't now."

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