Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

Zak Crawley at slip is shaking his head.

But it's a beautiful delivery, really squared him up and there's some sharp bounce too.

Someone will be able to help I'm sure, Paul.

Ireland get off the mark with a drop into the leg side before England go up in appeal for caught behind after the next ball. It's a ripper from Stuart Broad which squares Peter Moor up.

There's no review. Ben Stokes isn't convinced.

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Paul Richards: Following the live text today from the motorway - three groomsmen heading to collect suits for our mate’s big day at the weekend (congrats Emma and Matt, even if we will miss the third day of the Test). Any last-minute Best Man tips?

It's full and easy-paced from Stuart Broad to start.

Right-hander James McCollum plonks forward in defence.

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Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

It's a huge summer ahead of men's and women's cricket, and it all starts now.

It's going to be Stuart Broad, bandana in place, to open proceedings.

Broad is blowing his hands to try and stay warm. There are catchers all over the shop.

Here we go, everyone!

England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow on BBC Test Match Special, speaking about the protest which held up the team bus: "It's probably not worth talking about. Just a few protesters but we got here in the end, it was very kind of them to choose our team bus to get in the way of.

"It's going to be a special summer. It's been a special and exciting 12 months for this group, also as a spectator, so I hope that can continue.

"We are trying to keep focusing on the job at hand and enjoying our time together and pulling on an England shirt.

"The injury tested me in a lot of ways but this is another chapter. It's another story within my career and something I'm sure I'll look back on and say I got through it and had an amazing summer."

The England players break away and Jonny Bairstow puts on his wicketkeeping gloves.

It has been a tough journey for him but he's back in an England shirt after his serious injury.

Who put Ben Duckett between Stuart Broad and Zak Crawley in the England line-up?

Poor lad...

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Ireland's Call = tune.

Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket writer at Lord's

As a man who has been basking in the sunshine of the glorious North, it's disappointingly chilly at Lord's. Grey sky, green pitch - not dissimilar to when Ireland were bowled out for 38 four years ago.

We'll get an early look at Josh Tongue, who is tall, strong and pacy. Spare a thought for Chris Woakes. At lunchtime on Tuesday he looked set to play. This morning he's been bowling at a stump on the edge of the square.

Eoin Morgan is ringing the Lord's bell!

He looks a happy man.

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The two teams are just making their way down the famous Lord's steps.

Ireland are in the traditional cream sweater with a lovely green v neck.

Anthems coming up...

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Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie says a win over England in the one-off four-day Test between the sides at Lord's this week would represent "the biggest moment in Irish cricket history".

Ireland have previously beaten England in Twenty20 and 50-over cricket.

Ireland lost when the sides played for the first time in Test cricket in 2019.

"When I was first capped as an Irish cricketer, if you told me I'd be playing two Tests at Lord's I wouldn't have believed you," said Balbirnie.

"In my opinion it is one of the best sporting arenas in the world so for me to lead my country out here is special for me and my family.

England's team bus was caught up by a Go Slow protest a little earlier this morning.

We're told it was just a short delay and they arrived at Lord's only just behind schedule.

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Tom Wright: Travis Head obviously for a body parts XI, Mark Footitt surely has to be a shoe-in.

JamBarrell: Ryan Sidebottom surely!

England captain Ben Stokes on BBC Test Match Special: "It was a straightforward decision with the overhead conditions.

"We're not really thinking about the fact that it's four days, we still want to play our way and push the game on faster.

"We did have a lot of thinking to do for this Test in terms of our selection and which players we had available. It'll be great to see Josh Tongue in action and for me to get a proper look at him."

Sir Alastair Cook
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

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I played against Josh Tongue once, about four years ago. He bowls from an unusual angle and can be dangerous with the ball shaping away.

He offers something a bit different to someone like Jimmy Anderson, whose action is a lot more conventional.

He was an outstanding prospect as a youngster but has been blighted by injuries, so this is a great opportunity for him. It is a left-field selection but the regime of Stokes, McCullum and Rob Key have made some fantastic selection choices so far.

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We already knew England's team for today and one man on the teamsheet is Worcestershire's Josh Tongue.

The fast bowler is making his debut, and in the process earn a family friend £50,000.

It is quite the story. Just last summer he was debating retirement because of a persistent shoulder issue.

But some Botox injections on the advice of a specialist have helped Tongue to the point where he will become England's 711th men's cricketer.

His stats may not jump out but he's been highly-rated for a while, seen as someone who bowls with decent pace and bounce.

Read more about his story here