England v. Ireland. Only Test.

[Donny]

"Jonny Bairstow will make his long-awaited international comeback from a horrific leg injury in England's Test match against Ireland as the ECB also confirmed injury-plagued quick Jofra Archer would miss the entire northern summer.

England has today announced a full-strength 15-player squad to face Ireland in their one-off four-day Test at Lord's from June 1-4, which will be Ben Stokes's side's only hit-out before the Ashes.

Bairstow has been named as the team's wicketkeeper at the expense of an unlucky Ben Foakes owing to Harry Brook's scintillating start to his Test career, who replaced Bairstow when he was injured last year."

[Donny]

"England Test squad v Ireland: Ben Stokes (c), James Anderson, Jonathan Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope (vc), Matthew Potts, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood"

CA.

[Donny]

Ollie Pope could well lead the Poms into this Test, as Ben Stokes may miss, with injury.

Test starts on June 1.

[K]

Tongue gets England call-up amid quicks' injury concerns

'England have added uncapped Worcestershire seamer Josh Tongue to their squad for next week's Lord's Test against Ireland.

The 25-year-old has been drafted in as cover due to injury concerns over James Anderson and Ollie Robinson, both of whom remain with the group but are highly unlikely to be risked ahead of the start of the Ashes next month.'

(PA)


Here is Tongue getting FTB Smith out:

https://twitter.com/CountyChamp/status/1654458228745412614 .

(LBW swiping to legside across the line of the ball, of course! )

[Donny]

Ireland sent in. 3/19.

Broad on fire. Has 3/8.

[Donny]

Teams.

ENG Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joseph Root, Harry Brook, Benjamin Stokes (c), Jonathan Bairstow (wk), Stuart Broad, Matthew Potts, Joshua Tongue, Matthew Leach (No Anderson)

IRE Peter Moor, James McCollum, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Harry Tector, Paul Stirling, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Curtis Campher, Fionn Hand, Andrew McBrine, Mark Adair, Graham Hume

[Donny]

Josh Tongue on debut, replaces Broad.

3/26.

[Donny]

5/104. Broad 4/32.

[Donny]

6/110. Leach has 2 wickets.

[Donny]

All out 172. Broad 5/51, Leach 3/45.

[Donny]

Poms 1/152. Crawley 56, Duckett 60*, Pope 29*.

[Donny]

Massacre.

Poms 1/325. Duckett 161*, Pope 97*.

[Donny]

Pope tons up.

1/329. Duckett 162*, Pope 100*.

[Donny]

4/524 dec. Pope 205, Duckett 182, Andy McBrine 2/99.

[Donny]

Ireland 3/79. Tongue 3/27.