England bowled out for 85 against Ireland: Records scripted
England won the ICC World Cup 2019 just 10 days earlier. A shift to red ball cricket hasn't gone as per plans. On the first day of the one-off Test match against Ireland at Lord's, the hosts were bowled out for 85. This saw some fascinating records being scripted. Here we present the same.
England script some unwanted records in Tests
The score of 85 at Lord's is England's shortest ever innings in a home Test (23.4 overs). England were bowled out for their lowest total in a home Test for 22 years. Their lowest ever score is 77 against Australia at Lord's in 1997. Earlier this year, England were bowled out for 77 away against the West Indies in Barbados in January.
Numbers do not look good for England
Only three England batsmen got to double digits. Notably, three English batsmen, who came in at numbers five, six and seven were dismissed for ducks. Looking at England's shortest innings in home Tests, they have lost 11 out of the 12 matches. Their only win came against South Africa in 1907 despite being bowled out for 76 in 36.3 overs.
England's tale of posting low Test scores continues
England's 85 versus Ireland is their fourth lowest completed total in Test history at Lord's. Their lowest scores here are 53 and 62 versus Australia in 1888 and 77 versus Australia in 1997. England were bowled out for less than 100 for the seventh occasion since the year 2000. It was their fourth time in 34 Tests to be bowled out in one session.
Moeen's struggles continue, England's bottom four outshine top seven
Moeen Ali (0) has been dismissed for a nought in three of his six Test knocks in 2019. No batsman has registered more ducks in this calendar year. England's top seven batsmen managed to score just 36 runs today. They were outnumbered by the bottom four, who amassed 41 runs.
Tim Murtagh excels with cheapest five-for against England
Tim Murtagh was the pick of England bowlers with figures of 5/13. He registered the feat at 37 years and 356 days. This is the oldest by a Test pacer since Courtney Walsh 6/61 v South Africa at Port-of-Spain. Walsh was aged 38 years 141 days and achieved the mark on 20 March, 2001. Murtagh's 5/13 is also the second cheapest five-for against England.
Standing ovation for Murtagh!
How did the match pan out so far?
England won the toss and were in trouble from the start. From 36/1, they suffered a collapse to be bowled out for just 85. Besides Murtagh's brilliance, Mark Adair took three wickets. Joe Denly scored 23. It was a forgettable debut for Jason Roy (5). In reply, Ireland have taken a substantial lead at Tea with Andrew Balbirnie scoring an unbeaten fifty.