Stuart Broad Takes Five-for, Ben Duckett Slams Half-century As England Dominate Ireland In One-off Test

02.06.2023 - 03:33 sports.ndtv.com

Ben Duckett's dashing unbeaten fifty took England to within sight of a first-innings lead over Ireland on the opening day of their Ashes warm-up Test at Lord's on Thursday.

England were 152-1 in reply to Ireland's 172 all out, a deficit of 30 runs, at stumps in a Test being played over four days rather than the standard five.

Duckett, a left hander in his first Test innings in England, was 60 not out after a sunny afternoon at the 'Home of Cricket'.

Together with Zak Crawley (56), he shared an opening stand of 109. Crawley's fifty came from a mere 39 balls and including 10 fours.

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