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

Live Reporting

Jack Skelton and Amy Lofthouse

  1. A reminder that England have three debutants - Ben Foakes, Jofra Archer and Dawid Malan - in their ranks today.

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  2. How's stat?!

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    Francis Edwards: Don’t understand England trying to pack their side with all-rounders. Their bowling is their weakness yet there are better bowlers out there. All the wickets in ODI cricket are flat and the balls don’t really swing - their top seven is the best on flat wickets!

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  5. Ian Bell
    Former England batsman on TMS

    Curran is one of the best in the world at that delivery, if not the best.

  6. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    It's an immense skill to land that back of the hand slower ball with such accuracy by Curran.

  7. BBC Test Match Special

    We've got a half-an-hour break before England begin their reply.

    You can listen to commentary of Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League over here.

  8. Paul Stirling was the top-scorer for Ireland with 33 from 44 deliveries, before he was caught by Archer off Curran.

    There were a few good cameos - 29 from Andy Balbirnie, 32 from Mark Adair - but no-one was able to go on and make that big score.

  9. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    This is the 13th time since start of 2017 Liam Plunkett has taken three or more wickets in an ODI innings.

    The only bowlers to have done so more often are India left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav and Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan.

  10. So Liam Plunkett finishes with 4-35 from his seven overs.

    Tom Curran took 3-35 and there was one apiece for Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid and Joe Denly.

  11. wicket

    WICKET

    Little b T Curran 9 (Ire 198)

    Stumps = flattened.

    And that is your lot. Tom Curran unfurls a terrific slower ball and Josh Little can only help it onto his off stump.

    England will need 199 to win.

  12. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    I don't think I've seen a more relaxed ODI debut than Jofra Archer's. He's shown no nerves at all.

    He's been bowling 90mph with ease on a very cold day.

  13. Ire 198-9

    Josh Little opens his shoulders and slashes a single through the off side.

    This is a better end to the over from Willey, with Boyd Rankin only able to snaffle a single.

  14. Ire 197-9

    Josh Little plays my favourite shot of the day, trying to scoop David Willey up and over Ben Foakes' head, but he misses it by a mile and the ball just bounces over the stumps.

    That's a healthy nick from Little, getting squared up as the ball kisses the inside edge of the bat, but Foakes can't stop that! Four!

  15. David Willey, who bowled five overs at the start of the game, is coming back on.

  16. Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    Ian, don't demean your bowling. You have the best strike rate - 14.6 - of any ODI bowler to have taken at least six wickets.

  17. Ian Bell
    Former England batsman on TMS

    I've never kept in a match, just bowled some filthy medium-pace dobbers.

  18. Ire 192-9

    Run rate 4.57

    Tom Curran mixes his lines and lengths up, sliding an excellent slower ball past Josh Little's outstretched bat, but that's a heck of a shot from Little!

    He leans back and digs out a full ball, slapping it down the ground and picking up a welcome four.

  19. Tom Curran is coming back with two overs still up his sleeve.

  20. Ian Bell
    Former England batsman on TMS

    I always enjoy watching Boyd Rankin bat, having faced him plenty of times in the nets.