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

4.25pm: A real fighting effort from Ireland, who were effectively 162 for 7 during the morning session but chiselled away the deficit through a pair of lower-order 80s - eventually getting enough on the board to avert an innings defeat. Andy McBrine finished 86 not out, a Test best score, but with James McCollum nursing a busted ankle he was left high and dry; Mark Adair also made a CB, whacking 88 from 76. Josh Tongue was the standout bowler for England, with a five-for on debut. Next it'll be over to the England openers to finish this off toot sweet

86.2
W
Broad to Hume, OUT, bowled 'im! Broad nips one away to hit off stump and... that's it! McBrine is heading for the dressing rooms, too. Hume is beaten past the outside edge, and England will need 11 to win here

GI Hume b Broad 14 (28m 33b 3x4 0x6) SR: 42.42

86.1
4
Broad to Hume, FOUR, edged low past the cordon for four! Hume stabs down on the ball outside off and steers it to deep third

It'll be Stuart Broad from the Pavilion End

END OF OVER:
86 | 2 Runs | IRE: 358/8

  • Graham Hume10 (31b)
  • Andy McBrine86 (115b)
  • Matthew Potts21-3-77-1
  • Stuart Broad14-2-58-0
85.6
1
Potts to Hume, 1 run, fired down on off, chopped towards square leg off an inside edge, McBrine happy to call him through and give up the strike for the next over
85.5
0
Potts to Hume, no run, pounds the pitch, 79mph/127kph and Hume is again back and across to block to the on side
85.4
0
Potts to Hume, no run, length ball angling in from round the wicket, nudged to leg
85.3
0
Potts to Hume, no run, shortish again, left alone in the channel
85.2
0
Potts to Hume, no run, back of a length in the channel, 83mph/134kph and Hume thinks about following it before dropping his hands
85.1
1
Potts to McBrine, 1 run, round the wicket, good length and nipping back. Clips the inside edge and runs behind square

Here we go again, Matt Potts to bowl

Good evening, welcome back to the McBrine Supremacy. The Ireland allrounder is pretty much the dictionary definition of "nuggety" and he's produced a knock of gold for the cause. Can he top it with a Lord's ton, and a place on the honours board? And can Ireland get far enough ahead to make England's openers sweat, in their last outing before the Ashes?

END OF OVER:
85 | (maiden) | IRE: 356/8

  • Graham Hume9 (26b)
  • Andy McBrine85 (114b)
  • Stuart Broad14-2-58-0
  • Josh Tongue21-2-66-5

3.58pm: Ireland have made it to a delayed tea interval on the third day, which looked highly unlikely when England declared last night. They've added 141 runs in the session for the loss of two wickets, with Mark Adair and Andy McBrine's partnership enlivening a day that threatened to finish in a hurry when Tucker, Tector and Campher fell before lunch. What sort of target can they set England? Alan will be here in 15 or so to talk you through the start of the evening session.

84.6
0
Broad to Hume, no run, outswinger in the channel outside off stump, thinks about having a waft but withdraws the bat
84.5
0
Broad to Hume, no run, very full outside off, doesn't tempt Hume into a shot
84.4
0
Broad to Hume, no run, beaten again. A touch fuller, beating the edge of Hume's defensive push
84.3
0
Broad to Hume, no run, beaten on the outside edge. Angling in from around the wicket, on a good length, then nipping away off the seam
84.2
0
Broad to Hume, no run, hung outside off stump, left alone
84.1
0
Broad to Hume, no run, defends a length ball into the off side

The lesser-spotted Stuart Broad replaces Root.

END OF OVER:
84 | 3 Runs | IRE: 356/8

  • Andy McBrine85 (114b)
  • Graham Hume9 (20b)
  • Josh Tongue21-2-66-5
  • Joe Root10-0-59-1
83.6
0
Tongue to McBrine, no run,
83.6
2nb
Tongue to Hume, (no ball) 1 run, stands tall, steered away through point with an open face... and Tongue has over-stepped
83.5
0
Tongue to Hume, no run, 85mph/137kph in the off stump channel, shaping in then seaming away past the outside edge

Tim in Thailand: "Joe Root DID get pumped in South Africa. Port Elizabeth and he had 4-20 odd in the second innings, ending up with 4-80 odd as he tried to get his five…." -- That's the one!

83.4
0
Tongue to Hume, no run, fended away into the leg side. Back of a length, steep bounce
83.3
0
Tongue to Hume, no run, up on his toes to defend down the pitch

Brendan: "Is McCollum at the ground? I'm wondering if he hobbles out if McBrine is 98* and Hume gets out." -- Good question, and fair shout. By the sounds of things he would genuinely struggle even to walk to the middle... but stranger things have happened.

83.2
0
Tongue to Hume, no run, length ball, prodded to point with an open face
83.1
1
Tongue to McBrine, 1 run, width outside off, chopped out to deep backward point with an open face

Now, what sort of target can Ireland set? Enough to get Crawley and Duckett sweating?

END OF OVER:
83 | 8 Runs | IRE: 353/8

  • Graham Hume8 (15b)
  • Andy McBrine84 (112b)
  • Joe Root10-0-59-1
  • Josh Tongue20-2-63-5
82.6
0
Root to Hume, no run, speared in on a length, patted back to the bowler
82.5
0
Root to Hume, no run, speared in outside off, left alone

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