Ireland make England wait however cannot erase the air of fait accompli

Lunch Ireland 172 (Broad 5-51, Leach 3-35) and 216 for six (Tector 51, Tongue 4-56) path England 524 for 4 declared (Pope 205, Duckett 182, Crawley 56, Root 56) by 137 runs

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Ireland made England wait on the third morning of this Test however, regardless of some dogged batting, the guests could not carry the air of fait accompli over Lord's.

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With Ireland opener James McCollum taking part in no additional half within the match after retiring damage with a badly twisted ankle he sustained whereas batting on Friday night, they have been successfully seven wickets down. Scans confirmed no fracture, however McCollum suffered suspected ligament harm and was resigned to watching from the sidelines in a moon boot.

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Tector and Tucker had batted properly the earlier night and comfortably navigated the primary half hour on Saturday, including 29 runs to Ireland's in a single day 97 for 3. But then Jack Leach entered the assault and struck second ball as Tucker tried to comb and succeeded solely dragging the ball again onto the stumps together with his glove to finish an assured innings on 44 and a fifth-wicket stand price 63.

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Joe Root got here on and noticed his fifth supply muscled for six by Curtis Campher. Then Tongue, who had taken all three of Ireland's second-innings wickets the day past, returned to motion and went for back-to-back fours by Campher, the primary a well-drilled cowl drive and the second an entire miscue by mid-on.

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Tector introduced up a deserved half-century driving by mid-off and working two however Tongue had him out together with his subsequent ball, a brief, broad supply which Tector despatched straight to Harry Brook at backward level, who juggled momentarily however held on.

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In the subsequent over, Root invited Campher to comb and the ball sailed by to Ben Stokes at brief effective leg, a dismissal notable for Stokes' wince, as he clutched his troublesome left knee and hobbled after finishing the catch.

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Adair took 15 off one Root over because the interval approached, together with a hefty six over deep midwicket to take Ireland previous the 200-mark and an authoritative sweep by backward sq. leg for 4. At lunch, he was unbeaten on 32 with McBrine on not out 19.

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Valkerie Baynes is a normal editor, girls's cricket, at ESPNcricinfo

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