**Official** Ireland in England 2019

[Groundking]

Thrilled for Murtagh.

Bairstow's shot really doesn't get any better on second viewing does it?

Nope, dreadful.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Two short of our lowest ever total at the moment. We're still going to win though.

 

[Bahnz]

 

[NUFAN]

Its been enjoyable watching 15 overs from a bowling partnership.

Murtagh now has 12/159 in his career.

 

[Spark]

??????

 

[weldone]

Tim Murtagh immortalises himself in Ireland cricket history. So happy for him

 

[Flem274*]

congrats to murtagh. good bowling.

 

[wpdavid]

World champions is it

Shades of Scotland at Wembley in 1967. Ireland will be asking England to hand over the trophy after this.

 

[Jarquis]

We're going to need either another 169 or 8-15 from Broad ideally

 

[Howe_zat]

Literally every time I've checked the score we've lost another wicket. Just surreal.

 

[fredfertang]

I fear this may be an omen of what is to come under Boris Johnson

 

[Prince EWS]

If anyone ever deserved to be on the Lords Honours board it was Tim Murtagh. He has 296 First Class wickets there and counting. I'm absolutely stoked for the old bastard.

 

[Cabinet96]

the selection was arrogant but i don't think the coach carries the can for the terrible techniques of his top 3

and this is genuinely quality bowling on a green deck from ireland. they're not numpties. root and bairstow can play.

I think the lack of anyone improving in their red ball batting during his entire tenure as coach suggests he probably can. At least to an extent.

 

[Uppercut]

Literally every time I've checked the score we've lost another wicket. Just surreal.

I was in a meeting, came back to the BBC website and it said "England sink to 42/4 against Ireland". I thought "oh wow that's great" and when I clicked through to the scorecard it was 43/7.

 

[Spikey]

Thrilled for Murtagh.

Bairstow's shot really doesn't get any better on second viewing does it?

not sure the ones in the balls beforehand were much better

 

[BoyBrumby]

Not quite the score I was expecting when I clicked on the BBC to check. Man alive!

Pitch doing a bit, rank bad batting or both?

 

[mr_mister]

Future generations are gonna think Murtagh was as good as Cowie

 

[_Ed_]

If anyone ever deserved to be on the Lords Honours board it was Tim Murtagh. He has 296 First Class wickets there and counting. I'm absolutely stoked for the old bastard.

Always such a gun across multiple versions of ICC, too.

 

[Groundking]

If anyone ever deserved to be on the Lords Honours board it was Tim Murtagh. He has 296 First Class wickets there and counting. I'm absolutely stoked for the old bastard.

Yup, bowled fantastic aswell.

 

[Jarquis]

Future generations are gonna think Murtagh was as good as Cowie

When the reality is he's better... robbed of his peak years!