04-05-2019, 03:27
Enjoyable match at Malahide: these tight, low-scoring affairs are often the best entertainment. Ireland looked doomed with a sub-200 score, but bowled well, and the England top-order went to pieces against short balls. A first international wicket for Jofra Archer on debut, but the jury's still out; I think he needs a bit more control before becoming a regular, cut out the rank deliveries and concentrate on his accuracy. Credit to Foakes and Curran for steering it home, though if the nailed-on LBW against Foakes had been reviewed then it could all have been very different. Very much looking forward to July's Test against the Irish now.
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