England in control as Ireland struggle at Lord's

They may have rode their luck at times but openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett have put England in a commanding position at the end of Day One in the one-off Test against Ireland at Lord's.

Batting second, England reached by the close of play on 152 for 1, trailing Ireland by 20 runs with nine wickets to spare in the 1st innings.

Crawley was the only English wicket to fall, caught and bowled by debutant Fionn Hand for 56 in the 17th over.

The wicket was a just reward for Hand, who had seen numerous edges missing the stumps and the slip cordon.

Currently, Duckett is at 60, partnered by Ollie Pope, unbeaten on 29

England had won the toss on a cloudy cool morning at the home of cricket, electing to put Ireland into bat with the visitors being bowled out for 172.

The hosts gave a debut to bowler Josh Tongue, resting the likes of Mark Wood and the legendary Jimmy Anderson ahead of the Ashes.

Ireland lost their first wicket in the fifth over when PJ Moor, the ex-Zimbabwe international who opened the innings with James McCollumn, was out LBW for 10.

Irish captain, Andy Balbirnie, who made a half century at Lord's in 2019, lasted only five deliveries before becoming Broad's second victim, caught brilliantly at second slip by Zak Crawley.

Harry Tector could only manage two balls, caught at leg slip by Potts, giving Broad his third wicket of the seventh over.

Indeed, he almost had a fourth. Paul Stirling reviewed an LBW decision and survived. He and McCollum steadied things, moving Ireland to 64 by the 22nd over.

However, the experienced Stirling, looking well-set on 30, gloved a delivery from Leach straight to the wicket keeper and Ireland were 78 for 4 at lunch.

After the break, the visitors swiftly lost three wickets as McCollum (38) fell