Only four runs off the over? What is this?

Oli: If England really want to entertain the crowds, they should think about providing entertainment on Saturday and not try and win the match today. Bat all day and entertain the crowd with a huge score.

Do England bat all day and get everyone some batting practice, or get a lead of 200 and wrap this up in two days?

As is the case with the Stokes and McCullum era, we genuinely have no idea.

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Charlie in Belfast: Appropriate viewing for the England team:

Crawley - downton abbey

Duckett - duck tales

Pope - Vatican TV live stream

Root - the green planet

Stokes - Chicago fire

Brook - death on the Nile

Bairstow - BBC Proms

Broad - two fat ladies

Potts - world snooker championship

Tongue - songs of praise

Leach - vampire diaries

Two runs from the over.

Get a move on, lads.

Some spin for the first time.

Here's Andy McBrine.

Pope and Duckett have added 92 runs in an hour but barely look as if they've broken sweat.

Absurd.

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Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

It's surprised me how there was a slow passage of play, but I think now we'll start to see some dominance, some big shots played.

Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket writer at Lord's

The biggest question over the future of this match is whether or not England want to watch the FA Cup final. They could conceivably be 300 ahead well before tea today. Then it will just depend when they want Ireland to bat again.

Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

Ben Duckett has a real clarity about his batting at the moment.

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A pretty standard good-length ball from Curtis Campher is somehow worked through mid-wicket for four more by Duckett.

Campher's expression is very much saying, "What more can I do here?"

Time for a drink, and that's about as chastening a first hour as you can get for Ireland's bowlers.

Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

It's not often in Test match cricket you get what I call 'help yourself bowling' but today is one of them moments. They are allowing England to score from both sides of the wicket, it's been very inconsistent from Ireland.

Four more to Pope, guiding one through slip and gully.

This just feels like batting practice.

Here is the moment Ben Duckett reached his century.

What a return to Test cricket he's had.

Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

On this occasion, Pope uses that top hand to guide the ball and keep his shape. It was a glorious shot, probably his best of the day so far.

Back-to-back boundaries from Ollie Pope off Curtis Campher, another stunning drive followed by a well-worked clip through the leg-side, and England are absolutely racing along.

Could we be in for a two-day Test?

Matty C: England's recent TV watching habits (based on zero data and not even knowing who one player is):Crawley: BergeracDuckett: The Real Housewives of New JerseyPope: Chelsea Flower Show (on repeat)Root: Memento (the film)Stokes: Boon (Season 2)Brook: A Dance to the Music of TimeBairstow: Monster Truck MayhemBroad: The Arena special on Volker SchlondorffPotts: The SweeneyTongue: Dawson's CreekLeach: Songs of Praise

Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket writer at Lord's

Ben Duckett went from his overnight 60 to 100 in 35 balls. It is the first hundred scored by an England opener in a home Test for two years, since Rory Burns made a ton against New Zealand on this ground.

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Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

I don't think Ollie Pope is playing at his best, he's fighting for a bit of rhythm at the moment. He's just trying to find a bit of balance, but his emergence from number 3 in the last year has been fantastic for the team.

Yeah, I'm starting to feel for Ireland now.

Duckett edges for four and Fionn Hand just waves his arms about in pure exasperation.