Alan Lewis
Ex-Ireland captain and chairman of selectors on BBC Test Match Special

It's interesting to see Morgan at slip. It's not a position he's normally in for England - he's normally at mid-on or mid-off.

Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent

That was like a cut but with the weight on the front foot. A fine, savage stroke.

Oooft. Swing and bounce from Willey past the outside edge of Porterfield. He's showing the swing skills that make him an attractive option compared to England's other pacers in the World Cup squad.

And just as I type that Willey strays wide and Porterfield slaps it away square for four. Bang.

David Willey zips one past William Porterfield's outside edge but strays down leg next up and it slides off the pads for four leg byes.

Not even the prodigious wicketkeeping skills of Ben Foakes can stop that one.

Andy Zaltzman
The Cricket Social statistician

I've taken it off. I didn't think it was appropriate headwear for a cricket match.

Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent

Andy Zaltzman was wearing a beanie hat a minute ago.

Harry Everett: Love that Paul Stirling just creamed Archer’s first ever ball for England through the covers for 4 - after all the build-up, Jofra’s still human and still bowls a loosener first up!

Wasn't even that much of a loosener. Just an absolutely belting shot from Stirling.

Archer pins Stirling down with his next two deliveries before straying down leg and the Ireland opener works it round the corner for a single.

The next is into William Porterfield's pads but going down leg and Ireland jog a leg bye.

Stirling defends the last. Six from Archer's first international over.

Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent

That's a lovely stroke from Stirling. It wasn't the worst delivery in the world, the length was okay, but Stirling was able to get his hands through. A wonderful shot.

Cricket eh?

Jofra Archer's first international delivery is drilled deliciously through the covers by Paul Stirling for four.

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HERE. WE. GO.

Jofra Archer is going to open the bowling with David Willey on his England debut.

Willey works another through Porterfield's shot but high up on the thigh. Another dot to finish and that's a fine maiden over to start from the Yorkshire left-armer.

Oooshk. So very close to a very early breakthrough for England.

Height saves William Porterfield - it was umpire's call on ball tracking, just clipping the bails.

The two noises were the ball hitting both pads.

Ireland's skipper survives. On we go.

Doesn't look like any bat.

Could be high though...

Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent

It's difficult to speculate from our position because of the angle, but it did look like a bit of a plant down the pitch from Porterfield.

Well now. David Willey gets the second a little straighter and through onto William Porterfield's pads.

Looks a good shout. Big appeal. Not given.

Was there two noises? A bit of bat on it?

Eoin Morgan likes it and sends it upstairs after a brief discussion.

Bit of shape from David Willey, over the wicket against the left-handed William Porterfield, who leaves it outside off.

Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent

Here's the first ball of the international summer...

David Willey - wearing an Alice band - will take the new ball for England.

Alvin McCaig
BBC Sport at Malahide

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In typical fashion the sun has done a disappearing act as the action is about to start.

A shower is predicted for this afternoon and let's just hope it's more a sprinkle than the downpour of yesterday, which caused the two-hour delay.

Ireland skipper William Porterfield lost the toss and the opener now faces a serious test of technique and mental fortitude - an average of just 11.60 in his last 11 ODIs is a worrying stat when the world number one side comes to town.

He'll go out to the middle with the stocky, big-hitting Paul Stirling and if he has a lengthy stay at crease then Ireland will prosper.

It's also a landmark game for wicketkeeper Gary Wilson as he brings up his century of ODI caps.