England registered a 10-wicket triumph over Ireland in their one-off Test on Saturday (June 03) at Lord’s Cricket Stadium in London. The Irish side did put up some fight with a stunning 163-run partnership by lower-order batters Mark Adair and Andy McBrine, that hugely frustrated the hosts.
Adair smacked his maiden Test half-century, a remarkable 88 off 76 balls containing 12 boundaries and two sixes. Similarly, McBrine played an exceptional knock as he left stranded on 86 not out and Ireland were finally bundled out for 362, earning a 10-run lead.
Debutant Josh Tongue (5/66) celebrated his maiden stint for England by claiming a sensational five-wicket haul, becoming only the the ninth English player to do so at Lord’s and first since Graham Onions in 2009. Tongue secured his spot on the honours board by dismissing Fionn Hand (7) shortly after Matthew Potts (1/77) broke Adair and McBrine’s stand.
Earlier, England declared their first innings after a massive 524/4 on the board in reply to Ireland’s 172. Ben Duckett smashed a tremendous 182, featuring 24 fours and a six. Ollie Pope, however, was the standout performer with his maiden double hundred. Pope smacked 205 off 208 balls, including 22 fours and three sixes.
Brief Scores: Ireland 172 (James McCollum 36, Curtis Campher 33; Stuart Broad 5/51, Jack Leach 2/35) & 362/9 (Mark Adair 88, Andy McBrine 86*; Josh Tongue 4/66) lost to England 524/4 decl. (Ollie Pope 205, Ben Duckett 182; Andy McBrine 2/99) & 12/0.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
The entertainers back in action 🎸
A dominant victory to start an Ashes summer 🦁#ENGvIRE pic.twitter.com/ME551G3MXc
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 3, 2023
Great start to the summer… Can’t wait for what’s next 🏴 pic.twitter.com/mDGRXJfIRl
— Joe Root (@root66) June 3, 2023
A FIVE-FER ON DEBUT FOR JOSH TONGUE 😍#ENGvsIRE pic.twitter.com/FY59neYsLT
— England’s Barmy Army 🏴🎺 (@TheBarmyArmy) June 3, 2023
A DEBUT TEST FIVE-WICKET HAUL!
✍️ Welcome to the Honours Boards, Josh Tongue #LoveLords | #ENGvIRE pic.twitter.com/dJe96p8dJm
— Lord’s Cricket Ground (@HomeOfCricket) June 3, 2023
Ben Stokes is the first ever captain to play a Test match without batting or bowling in both innings.
(excluding those ruled out to injury)#ENGvIRE
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) June 4, 2023
England complete a ten-wicket win at Lord’s 👊🏴 5fer on debut, Well done Josh Tougue, great start to international career! Great fight shown by Tector, Tucker, Adair and McBrine. Well played Ireland 🇨🇮👏#ENGvIRE
— Nazia Sheikh (@n_sheikh007) June 3, 2023
#ENGvIRE
A Brilliant start of the summer for @englandcricket pic.twitter.com/6IC2FTjbrw— Nishant Verma (@NikSmudge) June 3, 2023
There is no test for patience and temperament in #bazball which is a legacy of a test match game #ENGvIRE
— Saifanofsports🏆🏏🎤🖋️ 🌱💂🎬 (@SaiKris75286313) June 3, 2023
#England 🏴 beat #Ireland 🇮🇪
One-Off Test by 10 wickets 🏏#IRE – 172 & 362/9, #ENG – 524/4 & 12/0Player of the Match – #OlliePope (205)#EnglandCricket #ENGvIRE #ENGvsIRE #Cricket #CricketTwitter #CricketNews #TestCricket pic.twitter.com/YiIeGd5jGe
— Nishant Dravid (@nishantdravid73) June 3, 2023
Only Test: England beat Ireland by 10 wickets. #ENGvIRE pic.twitter.com/liPNA6yqkq
— #AsiaCup #CWC23 (@TheCricketSpot) June 3, 2023