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A sparsely populated pavilion betrayed a belief among MCC members that England would wrap up a quick kill on the third day. As it was, the hosts were made to toil for their latest victory, Ireland pushing proceedings well into the second half of the FA Cup final and underlining why a nation holds its breath over the fitness of Ben Stokes.
After Tongue's return of 5-66, it took England just four balls to score the 11 runs they needed for victory, with Zak Crawley hitting three fours off Mark Adair.
England have named an unchanged squad for the first two tests of the five-match Ashes series against Australia, with seamer Josh Tongue retaining his place after an impressive debut against Ireland this week.
ENG vs IRE, One-Off Test Day 1 Live Updates: England skipper Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bowl against Ireland in a four-day one-off Test on Thursday. England have selected just three frontline quicks, including debutant Josh Tongue, while the likes of James Anderson and Ollie Robinson are rested prior to the Edgbaston opener with Australia. Stokes was one of the standout performers the last time the Ashes were staged in England four years ago, his superb unbeaten century guiding the hosts to an incredible one-wicket win at Headingley during a series that ended 2-2. (Live Scorecard)
T his has already been a big year for Irish Test cricket: having qualified to compete in the format by becoming full members of the ICC in June 2017 they played five Tests in the following five-and-a-half years, but at Lord’s this week they will play their fourth since the start of April. Their game against Bangladesh that month started fully 1,348 days after the end of their previous Test, also at Lord’s (in that time England played 49 Tests, India 36 and Australia 33).
Ireland all-rounder Curtis Campher will see his dream become a reality when he steps out to play in this week's Test at Lord's.
Ireland fell to a dramatic three-wicket defeat in their rain-affected second one-day international against Bangladesh at the County Ground in Chelmsford.
Ireland captain Andrew Balbirni won the toss and opted to bowl first as his team takes on Bangladesh in the first ODI of the 3-match series at the County Ground in Chelmsford. After beating Ireland in their own den, Bangladesh take on another adventure as they square off against the same opponents, this time away from home. In the opening match of the series, the rain threat looms large, with full 100-over contest looking extremely unlikely. (LIVE Scorecard)