After upstaging New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup Final, England team was up against Ireland for one-off Test at the Lord’s in London.
Many cricket experts believed that a Test match against Ireland will be a good platform for the Englishmen to prepare 🧸for upcoming 𝓰Ashes series against Australia.
On a sunny day in London, Joe Root, English skipper asked the oppꦏosition to bowl first.
However, Tim Murtagh’s 5/13 and Mark Adair 3/32 saw team England all over the place as they were eventually bundled out for 85 runs in their first innings, with Joe Denly (23) being the highest run-scorer.
Here’s how the cricketing world reacted on Twitter:
WTF !!
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
Cmon the ☘️ boys.
— Mark Waugh (@juniorwaugh349)
Cant help but be pleased for going up on the 💟honours board. Top bloke. For years people that bowl his pace are over looked but are serious bowlers if there is anything in the wicket. would be unplayable too on this!
— Luke Wright (@lukewright204)
All this negativity … That’s England’s highest Test score against Ireland … !!
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
Four days, a little long for test cricket!
WOW! Lords is pr𒐪oduci༒ng a few surprises this month.— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg)
👀👀🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
Blimey😲😲
— Damien Fleming (@bowlologist)
England all o✤ut in 23.4 overs on day 1! J꧒ust 85. Meanwhile the two Australias made 105 and 120 in the first innings of their match. What odds the Ashes will be a high scoring contest after all this!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Yep, you're not dreaming 🤯 |
— Cricket Ireland (@cricketireland)
From Winning the World Cup to being 85 all out and Ireland trailing by 35 in 2nd session of Day🉐 1. The high and lows of sport!
— Isa Guha (@isaguha)
