Cricket-Match-Special ... A forum for discussion

Yes I know but it's still cricket so let's see what happens...first game starts today

England win the toss and bowl first, Rehan is playing and carded to bat number 4

Plenty of bowling options!

Good start from wood wide followed by a boundary

Nice if Ireland win this, with England resting players.

This is gonna be a tough watch the camera work is horrific the minute ball goes off the square you don't see a thing

Tad strange overton only got one over Dawson into the attack as early as the 3rd over

I personally would have gone Curran instead especially with the ball swinging

Kinda got my wish curran bowling the 4th over but Stirling deposits him for 6 over midwicket

Dawson found a hint of turn in his first over...and wood has had the ball swinging so enough in it for the bowlers....no wickets yet though and batsmen starting to find the boundaries .....thinking time for captain bethell

Overton getting tap as well.... hold your nerve bethell and stick with a bowler.....Curran has the ball swinging.....Adair can't play the swinging ball......

Assuming we won't see Rehan bowl today given both Rashid and Dawson in the XI....

49-0 after 6 overs

80-2 after 9.2 Rehan is into the attack surprisingly...good start for Ireland this though

4 wides from Curran now...runs flowing...rate nearly 9 an over..sloppy cricket need to switch on

Ireland doing ok. But I presume a cricket ground in Dublin is not going to have an outfield with the dimensions of the MCG.

100 up in the 12th over...all the bowlers wayward bowling both sides of the wicket...Ireland will be eyeing 180+ here