Should be a good chase. Hopefully Ireland can do it, but the pressure of an ‘easy’ chase to get your maiden Test win will make it tough.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Think England will win by 40 runs here. Woakes will get a few.
Woakes shouldn’t be lethal in these conditions. Ball should move around plenty.
Will take some chasing. Make England slight favourites still, but new ball wickets will be key
Will take some chasing. Make England slight favourites still, but new ball wickets will be key
Yeah it's a really tricky chase. Between 150 and 200 is a horrible number to chase down... the batting side don't know whether to block or blast and the bowlers can just steam in, knowing they won't have to bowl for long. We've seen plenty of teams crumble when faced with such a target (England's 46 all out in Trinidad springs to mind).
Early wickets would be nice here.
England have the experience to see this out. Don’t expect an upset here.
I don't follow cricket, but luckily today could slot nicely into one of our other national pastimes, Watching England Lose.*
*Not my joke
*Not my joke
Running through..
I'd wait a while longer for that one.I don't follow cricket, but luckily today could slot nicely into one of our other national pastimes, Watching England Lose.*
*Not my joke
The conditions are favouring us today. Quality stuff from Broad and Woakes.
Yeah, I get that it's unlikely and would be a massive upset even with that target. Hope they can do it though.
So much movement.
18-2 means it already looks unlikely, right?
Aye I can see the good in both results today. England picking themselves up off the floor after a dire start to this test will auger well for the Ashes but I wouldn't begrudge Ireland in the slightest.
24-3 is great but O'Brien has an innings in him for sure, even the face of this bowling.
That should have said “should be”
And so it’s proving. Woakes with three already and Ireland 4 down.
Get O’ Brien and should be the game
*4 and 5 down
24/5
Knew this would happen. Unlucky Ireland.
Come on England, let's knock them over for 50
Come on England, let's knock them over for 50
Do well to surpass England’s first innings total now.
What is Ireland’s lowest Test score?
What is Ireland’s lowest Test score?
Ireland don't deserve test status.
Balls.
130, but they've only played like 5 tests. They only achieved test status
Christ, this is tough to bat against.
Broad and Woakes have been sensational.
Broad and Woakes have been sensational.
I think it just took England a day or so to get back up to Test speed, after all the excitement of the WC.
Anyway, where are our Irish armchair cricket fans now?
Irish Caft'ard: "I don't know the rules, but isn't 25 for 6 quite bad?"
Anyway, where are our Irish armchair cricket fans now?
Irish Caft'ard: "I don't know the rules, but isn't 25 for 6 quite bad?"
32/7 
The stars have aligned today with these conditions but take nothing away from Broad and Woakes' demonic bowling.
We look like we're getting out of jail, I hope the batsmen will take heart from this let-off but it's worrying that nobody seems to have predicted the same XI for the first Ashes test. There is far too much up in the air for my liking.
We look like we're getting out of jail, I hope the batsmen will take heart from this let-off but it's worrying that nobody seems to have predicted the same XI for the first Ashes test. There is far too much up in the air for my liking.
My chair does have arms, but it's more like this:
Would be quite pleased if you were sitting in an armchair at present.
Classy as ever.
Quoted, just in case you go back & delete it later.I don't follow cricket, but luckily today could slot nicely into one of our other national pastimes, Watching England Lose.*
*Not my joke
You're welcome
The fact there's talk of Vince coming in for the Ashes is frightening.
Especially when you look at how poor nick Burns looks in and you think "yeah maybe Vince will be better".....
Another wicket!
Ireland
Bit like the Indian odi team. Some openings that never seem to get filled.
Sibley, Burns, Root, Roy, Buttler, Stokes, Foakes, Ali, Woakes, Archer/Broad, Anderson
Maybe something like that? Never seen Sibley bat and going off Nasser's opinion on Roy at 4.
Australia have a real chance to win this one.
Never in doubt, well played England.
Got to admit conditions the last two days have been perfect for England.
Jesus... Poor Ireland
This has been the dream Cricket summer.
Win the World Cup and then beat Ireland comfortably in a Test match.
Win the World Cup and then beat Ireland comfortably in a Test match.
Still into the cricket Pogue?
9 wickets in 10 overs