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might be worth a go, at a pinch? or perhaps we will be looking for more of a grinder?

Phil Salt to open?

England win the only Test by 143 runs Ireland 38 all out (15.4 overs) Chris Woakes 7.4 - 2 - 17 - 6 :clap2: Stuart Broad 8 - 3 - 19 - 4 :clap2:

NINE... a 4th for Broad... #scenes :clap2: Ireland 36-9 (14.1 overs)

Chris Woakes has FIVE :clap2: Ireland 36-8 (13.5 overs) 6.5 - 2 - 15 - 5 :clap2:

Stumps splattered... Broad again... 32-7 (12.5 overs) #scenes

And there goes number 6... Broad nails O'Brien in front... who trudges off without a thought of reviewing... smashing middle and leg. Ireland 24-6 (10.1 overs) :clap2:

Chris Woakes, wicketless in the 1st inning, has 5-2-10-4 :clap2:

It's OUT... Woakes has four, Wilson bags a pair, and Ireland are 24-5 9.3 W Woakes to Wilson, OUT, another seaming ball, strikes the back pad as Wilson plays the wrong line - not given by umpire Palliyaguruge but England review, and this could be close; looked to right on the line of off stump...

And that looks very close... not given... only an edge could save him surely??

Woakes is unplayable... four down... another edge to Root at 1st 24-4 9.1 W Woakes to McCollum, OUT, lovely outswinger and McCollum nicks to slip! Woakes has three and Ireland are sinking fast here JA McCollum c Root b Woakes 11 (17b 1x4 0x6)

And now Woakes smashes through Stirling... clatter of timber 19-3 :clap2: 2 wickets in 4 balls have turned this right around 7.3 W Woakes to Stirling, OUT, clean through him! And it was the last ball that won that one! The huge movement drew Stirling into covering the wrong line, as Woakes...

Broad joins the party... Root pouches. 18-2 (7 overs) 6.6 W Broad to Balbirnie, OUT, edged, and plops into Root's hands at first slip! You just knew that Broad was coming... tightened his line, snagged the edge, a looping chance was dying as it reached the cordon, but the skipper watched it...

That is a great catch from Bairstow... after 4 overs with little movement, Woakes gets one to nibble away, and JB takes it tumbling low in front of Root. 11-1

Game on... this session will run until late lunch at 14:00.

Umbrellas going up around the ground... the lights are on... England under the pump against lowly opposition at Lord's... summer is in full swing. #andtheyreoff

Stone gone first ball... what a dramatic start to the day. Leg stump flying. England 303 all out. Ireland need 182 to win this Test match.

11:10 scheduled start... the umpires are on their way out. Broad 21* and Stone 0* resume, with England's slender lead at 181, with just the one wicket remaining. #poised

Start delayed because of a miserable shower and general gloominess... that is the weather, not the England team :facepalm:

Woakes fails again.. flat-footed drive 248-8