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displaying all of the top and middle order dodgy test match batting technique that has been a feature of the Bayliss years.
Make that 43-7!
67 for 9 now!
Murtagh 5 wickets.
Interestingly England still massive odds on to win.
Atherton saying England should not have played so soon after the world cup "no time to process what has happened"
I would tend to agree. after all the focus on the world cup, and then winning it. It would have been very difficult to then get up for a game against Ireland at Lords. Added to that the change in focus and technique to go from the one day game to the longer game.
That being said with the Ashes coming up this game is very much needed and the performance is well under par.
85 all out!
It is down to the coaches to ensure the players are up for it, even if it is little old Ireland shirley?
These batsmen should be playing for their test careers and playing correctly.
When a batsman goes in to bat he should not allow himself to be thinking about recent past glories.
Play the bowler and every ball on merit.
This is a test match and they dont have to score quickly, just keep your wicket.
I'm thinking a slight bit of arrogance may have crept in.
Time for an overhaul.
Get Boris in!
Just read that that's the third time England have been bowled out in a session in the last three years. Prior to that the last time it happened was 1938.
Hooray 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪😂😂😂😂
Well I'm blaming him for it myself .
Murtagh especially bowled well on his home ground, but there was a litany of crooked bats and/or poor footwork from too many England players - if it was a one off, it could be put down to the World Cup, but England have been a 30-3, 50-4 type team for about five years now.
Thank fcuk it's not England & Wales playing.
Go on Murtagh.... "swat" away!!
England back in again, on the first day
Lunch and scores now level with only one wicket down.
A complete change from the wicket fest of yesterday and leaving the match nicely balanced, as it stands.
No idea what now constitutes a decent total as the strip has either become a batters paradise overnight or yesterday was a master class in how not to bat in a test match ,bar a couple of the Irish team.
Jack Leach <3
If we can get a score of 200+ then it'll be very hard for them to chase down
Ireland 24 for 4.
Are you Glammy in disguise??
Ball doing lots!
Edit: England reviewing a Not Out LBW.
Looks plumb In line...
OUT!! 24 for 5!
36-9. England's impending win doesn't mean much as far as the Ashes goes though - the Aussies have a strong quick bowling attack plus a quality spinner and they'll fancy themselves against England's very suspect batting.
Ridiculous test match
Both Ashes teams are looking very ordinary when batting, so far this summer.
Problem for both teams is that there is very little in terms of quality coming through.
My advice, don’t but tickets for days 4 & 5.