Debutant fast bowler Josh Tongue marked his call-up into the Ashes squad with a five-wicket haul as England beat Ireland by 10 wickets inside three days at Lord’s but only after a record partnership of 163 between tailenders Mark Adair and Andy McBrine, England were well-placed for an innings win when Ireland started the day …
One-Off Test, Day 3: Josh Tongue celebrates with England teammates.© AFP ENG vs IRE, One-Off Test, Day 3, Highlights:England have defeated Ireland by 10 wickets in a one-off Test match. After restricting Ireland to just 362/9 in the second innings, England chased down the 11-target in just three balls. The hosts had declared the first …
english batter Ben Duckett Surpassed Sir Don Bradman‘s record of scoring the fastest 150 runs at Lord’s on Friday against Ireland. Even though Duckett (182) fell 18 runs short of scoring a double hundred at the end of the day, still his knock was enough to surpass Bradman’s long-standing record. While shattering the 93-year-old record, …
One-Off Test, Day 2 Live: England eye lead against Ireland at Lord’s© AFP ENG vs IRE, One-Off Test, Day 2 Live Updates: Ben Duckett’s century on Day 2 has put England in a strong position against Ireland in the ongoing four-day one-off Test at the Lord’s. Vice-captain Ollie Pope is also nearing his century. Earlier, …
Ben Duckett‘s dashing unbeaten fifty took England to within sight of a first-innings lead over Ireland on the opening day of their Ashes warm-up Test at Lord’s on Thursday. England were 152–1 in reply to Ireland’s 172 all out, a deficit of 30 runs, at stumps in a Test being played over four days rather …