England vs Ireland LIVE: Ben Stokes and co begin busy summer ahead of Ashes – start time, squads and how to follow
England take on Ireland in their first Test of the summer this week as they aim to build some momentum heading into the Ashes.
Ben Stokes and co have been in superb form since his appointment as captain and Brendon McCullum’s arrival as head coach.
England have won four of their last five Test matches and have massively boosted their reputation in recent months.
The Test match against Ireland will be their first of the summer and also their last before the Ashes get underway on June 16.
England vs Ireland First Test: talkSPORT coverage
This Test match will take place from Thursday, June 1 until Sunday, June 4.
Play at Lord’s in London is due to start at 11am each day.
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talkSPORT will have live updates throughout the match with Jon Norman providing the latest.
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The action will also be shown live on Sky Sports Cricket from 10am each day.
England vs Ireland First Test: Team news
England
- Ben Duckett
- Zak Crawley
- Ollie Pope
- Joe Root
- Ben Stokes(c)
- Harry Brook
- Jonathan Bairstow(wk)
- Stuart Broad
- Matthew Potts
- Josh Tongue
- Jack Leach
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Ireland
- Peter Moor
- James McCollum
- Andrew Balbirnie(c)
- Harry Tector
- Paul Stirling
- Lorcan Tucker(wk)
- Curtis Campher
- Fionn Hand
- Andy McBrine
- Mark Adair
- Graham Hume
Toss: England won the toss and decided to field
Officials: Adrian Holdstock, Paul Wilson, Kumar Dharmasena, Richie Richardson, David Millns
England vs Ireland First Test: What has been said?
England’s reputation has been transformed over the last year since McCullum took over and the head coach knows they have more eyes on them.
"It's been a great year, this will be a big summer," McCullum said.
"There will be a lot of eyeballs on us, not just in the UK but also around the world, and that's what you want to be involved in.
"We're a team that knows how we want to play now, and we're not afraid to lose, which is quite a remarkable trait, and that's led by the skipper and some of the senior players as well.
“If we do play how we want to play, we give ourselves the best opportunity and we've got the talent to put world-class teams under pressure."
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