Thanks, Tim.

England lost Ben Duckett shortly before the halfway mark, but Will Jacks is still going strong with 77 from 71 balls.

England are at the halfway point of their innings which is my cue to hand over to Ffion Wynne, who will talk you through the next 25 overs.

Inevitably, after waiting so long to make his international debut Sam Hain probably has a few butterflies and is fairly watchful in his opening salvos with Mark Adair.

Three dots are followed by an awkward attempt to work the ball to mid-wicket which draws crises of 'oooh' from the Irish fielders.

Hain sees off another three balls without scoring. Ireland's first maiden of the innings.

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A multi-format player who averages 39.80, 57.96 and 40.50 in first-class, List A and T20 domestic cricket respectively Sam Hain is a middle-order batter.

Born in Hong Kong to British parents he grew up in Australia and was fast-tracked into their U19 set-up before a school exchange trip to Scotland saw him recommended to Warwickshire.

He broke Ian Bell's record as the youngest man to score a County Championship century with the Bears, but with an abundance of white-ball batters in the years that followed international recognition proved elusive. Until now.

A first look at one of England's four debutants as Sam Hain makes his way to the crease.

Hain happy to defend two balls from George Dockrell before pinching the strike off the final ball of the over, via an inside edge, to collect his first run in international cricket.

Niall O'Brien
Former Ireland wicketkeeper on BBC Radio

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Ben Duckett, just as the bowler ran in, looked over his shoulder as if to see where the man was at short fine leg. Mark Adair set off straight away to take that catch.

Andy Zaltzman
Cricket statistician on Test Match Special

Ben Duckett and Will Jacks brought up their 100 partnership in 15.4 overs.

Niall O'Brien
Former Ireland wicketkeeper on BBC Radio

What makes the 156-2 even more impressive for England is that they've put the bad ball away. They've not tried to improvise but when the ball has been there to hit, they have done.

Will Jacks has frequently been dominant at the crease today and it's been hard for the Irish bowlers to know where to bowl to him.

Mark Adair's first delivery of his fourth over is carefully caressed to third for four runs.

Equally so, anything short - as Josh Little found in the clip below - gets the treatment.

Adair does manage to cut Jacks in two, though, and there's a muted appeal for Lorcan Tucker, who is convinced he's heard something. But the technology shows there's not bat on it.

Ben Duckett has had a few lucky escapes today, but there's been some punchy shots in there as well.

Left-arm spinner George Dockrell into the attack for the Boys In Green, and Duckett and Will Jacks happy to knock him into the gaps. Six runs off the over.

Niall O'Brien
Former Ireland wicketkeeper on BBC Radio

Playing against England, at a top class ground like Trent Bridge, it doesn't matter who is playing, is a massive opportunity for Ireland and they just haven't turned up yet.

Mark Adair returns and Ben Duckett effortlessly swats his first ball through the leg-side for four. However, the Irish seamer follows it up with four dots and a single.

Ebony Rainford-Brent
Former England batter on BBC Test Match Special

Jacks has hit that, really well. It just sat up really well. It was banged in but it was sat up to be dispatched.

Eng 139-2published at 19.2 overs

19.2 overs

Will Jacks has looked fairly comfortable against Josh Little's pace today, but the Irish left-arm quick gets one to hold in the pitch and cuts the England opener in two.

Jacks is unfazed, though, and after Little gets his length wrong next ball he sees it disappear back over his head and into the stands for six.

Here's a clip of one of those delightful Jacks square drives from a few moments ago.

Michael McNamee
BBC Test Match Special

That's a beautiful six, fantastic connection from Duckett and it goes all the way. A full swing of the bat and it goes all of the way.

Eng 131-2published at 18.2 overs

18.2 overs

Ben Duckett, one of England's best players of spin, uses that low centre of gravity and the depth of the crease to get under the second ball of Andy McBrine's fourth over to wallop it down the ground for six.

Josh Little with a tidy over, with just three runs coming off it.

Classy stuff from Will Jacks so far today. Here's how he got to fifty.

His all-round versatility with the ball, too, might help him force his way into being the first cab off the rank in terms of England's back-up options for the World Cup.

Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator

That is shocking fielding from Harry Tector, he puts his hands up twice to apologise.

Harry Tector is having a bit of tough day at the office.

Following on from that dropped catch a little earlier he lets a Ben Duckett drive through the covers slip passed him away to the boundary for another four.

Not the ideal way to set the tone for Ireland after drinks.

Duckett is a little more watchful to the remainder of Andy McBrine's over.