Postpublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent
Can we get under way now?!
Summary
Foakes hits unbeaten 61 and Curran 47 not out as England win by four wickets
Surrey pair take England to victory from perilous 101-6
Ireland bowled out for 198
Plunkett takes four wickets, three for Curran
Archer removes Adair with 90mph yorker for maiden ODI wicket
Match reduced to 45 overs per side after rain delayed start
Postpublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Postpublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
A bit of a funky rendition of 'Ireland's Call' blaring out at Malahide.
Anyway, all the anthems done and finally we'll get some cricket...
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 12:39 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
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Aston Smith: Looking at the forecast, when (not if) they come off for rain in Ireland's innings, we won't get back on the park again today...
Postpublished at 12:39 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Who do we think England will open the bowling with? David Willey and Tom Curran?
So we may have to wait a little longer for Jofra Archer's first bowl in international cricket. Go well, young man.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 12:35 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
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I know we would rather not have these problems like Hales, Archer and Roy arising but I am not sure if they are an altogether bad thing. A bit of change and friction can get a team out of their comfort zone and keep developing. The best teams go through steady change and we need to take the positives out of these challenges.
Simon, Oxford
Postpublished at 12:31 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Jofra Archer smashed Rajasthan Royals to victory the other day in the IPL, he can't actually be coming in number 11 can he?
Tremendous strength in depth in England's batting today.
Postpublished at 12:30 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
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End of twitter postIreland hope to emulate Scotlandpublished at 12:28 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
BBC Test Match SpecialIreland captain Will Porterfield: "There may be a bit in it early on, but sometimes it doesn't do as much as it suggests. We've got three young lads making their debut - they were born in the 2000s, so that makes me feel old. We've seen what Scotland did last year and it's a good opportunity for us in home conditions to put one over on England."
Postpublished at 12:25 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
BBC Test Match SpecialEoin Morgan on England's three debutants: "Its' a fantastic opportunity for those three guys. One of the strengths for us has been the strength of depth and competition for places in the squad. That's one of the reasons our batting has gone from strength to strength. Today is one of those days where we can give those guys an opportunity."
Postpublished at 12:25 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondentThat's a good toss to win, I reckon.
'We want to get summer off and running'published at 12:22 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
BBC Test Match SpecialEngland captain Eoin Morgan: "The reality of it is I think the umpires have done a good job. The sun did come out and it has dried the patches. Player safety is a priority and the umpires have put that at the forefront of their thinking. We're excited to get going here today in any sort of fixture. We want to get off and running with our summer."
Team newspublished at 12:22 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
The hosts hand debuts to bowling all-rounder Mark Adair and 19-year-old pace bowler Josh Little.
Ireland XI: William Porterfield (capt), Mark Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, George Dockrell, Josh Little, Tim Murtagh, Kevin O'Brien, Boyd Rankin, Paul Stirling, Lorcan Tucker, Gary Wilson (wk).
England have a brand new opening partnership, with debutant Dawid Malan partnering James Vince. Jonny Bairstow was always going to be rested but Jason Roy is out with a back injury. Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler are also rested. Ben Foakes takes the gloves on debut and in comes all-rounder Jofra Archer for a long-awaited first England apperance.
England XI: James Vince, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (capt), Joe Denly, Ben Foakes (wk), David Willey, Tom Curran, Adil Rashid, Liam Plunkett, Jofra Archer.
England win the toss and bowlpublished at 12:16 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
BreakingWell the TV microphone is broken but I can just about make out that Eoin Morgan has won the toss and England are going to bowl first.
Postpublished at 12:14 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Right, just two minutes until the toss.
Stay tuned for full team news and reaction from both captains...
Postpublished at 12:11 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
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End of twitter postEngland's debutantspublished at 12:08 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
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Ian Bell
Former England batsman on TMSWe know England have got the best chance of winning a World Cup, ever. And Alex Hales could be sat there watching his mates lift with the World Cup. And that's when this situation will really sink in
It's only when you come out of the other side of international cricket that you realise these are the best days of your life, so while you're there, it's important to make those sacrifices.
Yes, have a good time, but be sensible. The real good teams are the ones that live those words of team culture, and they're not just words on the wall.
Postpublished at 11:59 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondentThe pitch looks nice. There's a little bit of grass on it, as you'd expect at this time of year.
Postpublished at 11:54 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Image source, PARight, the match will be 45 overs per side and the toss will take place at 12:15 BST.
Match to start at 12:45 BSTpublished at 11:48 British Summer Time 3 May 2019
Good news! We will have cricket, starting at 12:45 BST.
There will be a reduction in the number of overs but still to be confirmed by how many.