Twitter reactions: Ollie Pope, Josh Tongue sizzle in England’s dominating win over Ireland in Lord’s Test

England registered a 10-wicket triumph over Ireland in their one-off Test on Saturday (June 03) at Lord’s Cricket Stadium in London. The Irish side did put up some fight with a stunning 163-run partnership by lower-order batters Mark Adair and Andy McBrine, that hugely frustrated the hosts. Adair smacked his maiden Test half-century, a remarkable …

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ENG vs IRE: Ben Stokes explains why Josh Tongue was given a nod over Chris Woakes for the one-off Test

England are all set to kick off the summer with a one-off Test against Ireland, starting today at the iconic Lord’s in London. The hosts have already announced their squad where they picked uncapped seam bowler Josh Tongue, leaving out experienced campaigner Chris Woakes. Notably, Woakes has been absent from England’s Test matches since March …

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Josh Tongue to debut as England unveil playing XI for the one-off Test against Ireland

The playing XI for England’s one-off Test against Ireland at Lord’s on June 1 has been announced. Josh Tongue, the Worcestershire seamer, is set to make his Test debut in the four-day red-ball contest. However, James Anderson and Ollie Robinson, will not be able to play in this Test due to injuries, but they are …

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England makes a change in their squad for the one-off test against Ireland

A last minute change has been made into England’s Squad for the one-off Test against Ireland starting on Thursday (June 1) as England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has called up Josh Tongue, a seamer from Worcestershire. Josh has been on England’s radar since his breakthrough season with Worcestershire as a 19-year-old in 2017. His …

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