Ireland tour of England 2019
England achieve once-a-century comeback as Ireland are rolled for 38
No side has won a Test after being bowled out for as little as 85 in the first innings since 1907
May 01, 2024
Joe Root critical of 'substandard' Lord's pitch after avoiding embarrassment against Ireland
England captain says it wasn't hard for World Cup players to lift themselves for Test
May 01, 2024
Trevor Bayliss questions England 'ruthlessness' against lesser opponents
Coach insists that getting up for the Ashes won't be a problem despite lackadaisical performance at Lord's
May 01, 2024
England v Ireland, one-off Test, Lord's, 3rd day
Chris Woakes and Stuart Broad wreck Ireland dream in a session
England all out with a lead 181 despite nightwatchman Jack Leach playing the unlikely role of batting hero
May 01, 2024
Jack Leach's batting heroics take Ireland - and his own father - by surprise
Spinner's father had left his Lord's ticket unused, fearing the effects of the British heatwave
April 21, 2024
England v Ireland, one-off Test, Lord's, 2nd day
Ireland battle back after Jack Leach falls short of nightwatchman hundred
Nightwatchman opener Jack Leach unbeaten on 60 at lunch as Jason Roy also records maiden Test fifty
May 01, 2024
'I was telling myself not to think about it' - Jack Leach on making 92 as a nightwatchman
England's unlikely hero at Lord's has long aspired to contributing more with the bat
April 30, 2024
'Walking off at lunchtime was as good a feeling in my career' - Tim Murtagh on dizzying Lord's homecoming
A day to remember for Ireland's senior seamer, who never envisaged a Test career despite spending more than a decade at Lord's
May 01, 2024
Collapse could be just the 'jolt' to focus England minds ahead of the Ashes - Thorpe
Batting coach admits World Cup has taken physical and mental toll on players but makes no excuses
May 01, 2024
England v Ireland, One-off Test, Lord's, 1st day
England's worst collapse at home
They were dismissed in 23.4 overs, making it their fifth-shortest completed innings overall in Tests
May 02, 2024
'I never thought it'd be the away honours board' - Tim Murtagh lives the Lord's dream
After more than a decade of service at Middlesex, Ireland's senior seamer has secured an improbable slice of history
May 01, 2024
'Now England really are in a pickle!' - How Ireland pooped the World Cup party
England were routed on the first morning of Ireland's maiden Test at Lord's. Here's how ESPNcricinfo's ball-by-ball commentary saw it
May 01, 2024
England v Ireland, one-off Test, Lord's, 1st day
World Cup champions England pulled back down to earth by Ireland, thanks to Tim Murtagh
Joe Root chose to have first use of the surface at Lord's, with Jason Roy set to face the new ball
May 01, 2024
Spectre of burn-out looms as Joe Root climbs back on the schedule treadmill
Warnings from 2013 team abound as World Cup winners get ready to get their heads down again
May 01, 2024
Will Porterfield will savour the Long Room moment of Irish fulfilment
Lord's Test bow will be a special moment for captain who has seen it all in Ireland's journey to Test status
April 22, 2024
Ireland arrive on the grandest stage ... just as the scenery is being changed
A proud occasion for the visitors will inevitably be overshadowed by what has gone before, and what is still to come
May 01, 2024
England v Ireland, Lord's
From World Cup magic to four-day Tests - England v Ireland explained
The euphoria has barely died down but already it's time to move on as England host Ireland for a one-off Test at Lord's
May 01, 2024
James Anderson ruled out of Ireland Test with calf injury
Fast bowler remains a doubt for Ashes opener after failing to recover from tear sustained in county match
April 22, 2024
Ireland tour of England
Mark Adair, Craig Young in Ireland squad for Lord's Test
It's a squad that 'balances experience and emerging talent' with an eye on the future, explains chairman of selectors Andrew White
April 30, 2024
County Championship
Anderson to miss two Championship matches with 'low grade calf muscle tear'
The England team management remains cautiously optimistic he will be fit and available for their first Test of the summer, against Ireland
May 01, 2024