Hello!published at 10:26 British Summer Time 24 July 2019
Morning! Have we all recovered from Sunday?
I am honestly so excited to get back to Test matches. It has been way, way too long.
Summary
20 wickets fall on thrilling day
England 85 all out before lunch
Murtagh 5-13, Adair 3-32
Ireland slip from 132-2 to 207 all out
Balbirnie 55, Stirling 36
Curran 3-28, debutant Stone 3-29
England's last match before Ashes
Four-day Test, Lord's; Eng won toss
Hello!published at 10:26 British Summer Time 24 July 2019
Postpublished at 10:22 British Summer Time 24 July 2019
A whole 10 days ago, England were lifting the trophy at Lord's.
Now, they've swapped the colour kits for their whites, white ball for a red one and they're going to have to readjust to playing cricket over four days.
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 10:20 British Summer Time 24 July 2019
Remember when England *actually* won the men's World Cup? And it wasn't a collective dream?
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