Pacer Josh Tongue took a five-wicket haul on his Test debut as the hosts England clinched an easy win against a spirited Ireland side on Day 3 of the one-off Test match at Lord's on Saturday.
Josh Tongue made the most of his late call-up to the Test side to take a five-wicket haul to help England wrap up Ireland's second innings on Day 3, with the visitors setting a target of just 11 runs.
The English vice-captain struck a 207-ball double maiden hundred to become the fastest scorer in England. Along with this he also became the second-fastest double-century scored by an England batter.
Bairstow's recovery from the awful accident he endured while playing golf came full circle on Tuesday. After missing six Tests and England's T20 World Cup victory, the 33-year-old was reinstated to England's squad for the first Test against Ireland ahead of the Ashes.
Foakes was a key member of England's squad that won six of seven Tests last summer and maintained his form over the winter, taking six catches and scoring a half-century in the series against New Zealand after missing the first Test due to illness. Under the Ben Stokes-Brendon McCullum leade
Anderson had left the field with a mild groin strain during Lancashire's County Championship game last week. The one-off Test against Ireland will be played from June 1 onwards while the Ashes will start from June 16 onwards. While there were worries about the injury given that the Ashes was
Anderson rises to the top on the back of his seven-wicket haul for England during their emphatic 267-run victory over New Zealand in Mount Maunganui last week, with the evergreen 40-year-old ending Cummins' four-year reign as the top-ranked Test bowler.