Ireland Summer ODI Series

blackcard

Roy gone. 2 down

kksaints

73-2 after 15 overs. Playing well enough so far.

KevIRL

Morgan and root doing some damage here

AnimalRights

I just feel mischievous....

"Alan Lewis
Ex-Ireland batsman and chairman of selectors on BBC Test Match Special
There is a bit more energy about Ireland in the field today, which is pleasing to see. There have been some clean stops. But these two English batsmen seem set now"

y0ssar1an22

morgan gone for 76. 231/4 after 38. not a bad position

KevIRL

Billings gone. 229/5

KevIRL

So difficult at the closing overs for Ireland

Itssoeasy

Ireland 68-1

Mysterypunter

68-1, good stand, pity

minitrue

Becomes 77-2 with Joyce falling to the 4th ball of spin (and from Root not Rashid). Balbirnie and Porterfield out there now to try and rebuild

Tom Mann Centuria

Thought thats one might have been missing. Do Ireland have an appeal left?

Edit: ooh, quite hard done by even though it was technically right not to review.

KevIRL

Fine innings porter field. Pity he couldnt get the ton

Conchir

Ah that's incredibly frustrating, seemed to be kicking himself on his way off. Well played, he was really going for it.

minitrue

Yep KOB first and then Porterfield were both still looking to win it, not just settling for getting onto the honours board or trying to get to a "respectable" score. I'm fine with them going down swinging and today's performance overall, the result will look a bit bad but we just let them sneak too many, a very marginal decision (Balbirnie) and perhaps a sensible batsman short (sorry NOB)

Royale with Cheese

Pity they couldn't break 250, it always seems the point to me at which a score starts to approach something respectable (although not particularly competitive). Better than last time out anyway, looking forward to the next few games a little more now.

minitrue

They could have broken 250 but doing so would have meant giving up on the outside chance of a win (which wasn't completely outlandish until Porterfield fell, they'd just taken 8,15,13 off the prior 3 overs to leave themselves needing 108 off the last 10) but as I said KOB and then Porterfield dared to dream and backed themselves instead of settling for just trying to make it appear a little better to those who just looked at the score afterwards.

Royale with Cheese

Or they could have just squeezed another 7 runs out of the last wicket...

reason vs religion

Just saw the highlights. Was surprised to see the stands so full. Am I wrong in thinking that implies a very sizeable Irish contingent - travelling and London-based? I know Lord's is a nice place simply to be (!) so tickets sell whatever the opposition, but would a non-test side opposition normally have so high an attendance?

Fratton Fred

reason vs religion wrote: »

Just saw the highlights. Was surprised to see the stands so full. Am I wrong in thinking that implies a very sizeable Irish contingent - travelling and London-based? I know Lord's is a nice place simply to be (!) so tickets sell whatever the opposition, but would a non-test side opposition normally have so high an attendance?

A big Irish contingent apparently, but England matches at Lord's are hard to come by, so a lot of people would go regardless of the opposition.

It was a great excuse for any England fans to drag Irish mates to Lords and to prove that cricket isn't actually boring after all .

reason vs religion

Fratton Fred wrote: »

A big Irish contingent apparently, but England matches at Lord's are hard to come by, so a lot of people would go regardless of the opposition.

It was a great excuse for any England fans to drag Irish mates to Lords and to prove that cricket isn't actually boring after all .

Thanks. I sure wish I had such English mates.

Royale with Cheese

Bangladesh 10/2 :-O

Is this series on TV anywhere?

minitrue

Eir Sports 1 is all I know of :-/ PM welcome!

Guffy

minitrue wrote: »

Eir Sports 1 is all I know of :-/ PM welcome!

e live streaming of the match will be available on Gazi TV (GTV) and Massranga TV in Bangladesh. Sky Sports and Willow TV will live telecast in the United States of America (USA), United Kingdom (UK) and worldwide.

KevIRL

That is one hell of a green pitch

Guffy

47-3

KevIRL

Extras hurting a bit

y0ssar1an22

KevIRL wrote: »

Extras hurting a bit

must be very windy up there is it?, with all the wides

need to break this partnership

KevIRL

Rain gives us a good shout of not losing...

minitrue

Rainfall radar suggests this could be a long break. DLS says we'd be chasing 210 off 31 or 157 off 20.

Royale with Cheese

Found a stream here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh2Y3MRqLDY