LONDON: England captain Ben Stokes appeared to endure a recent damage downside as his facet bumped into some decided Eire resistance of their Ashes warm-up at Lord’s on Saturday.
The star all-rounder, who has been battling a longstanding knee damage, hobbled after taking a catch to dismiss Curtis Campher however remained on the sphere.
Eire, in a Take a look at being performed over 4 days relatively than the usual 5, pissed off England’s hopes of a speedy win by reaching lunch on 215-6 of their second innings.
Andy McBrine was 19 not out and Mark Adair 32 not out, though Eire had been nonetheless 137 runs behind and in peril of an innings defeat.
Eire, in simply their seventh Take a look at and nonetheless trying to find a primary win at this stage, resumed on 97-3.
That left them 255 runs adrift after England had been taken England to an imposing whole because of Ollie Pope’s 205, the quickest double century in a Take a look at in England, and Ben Duckett’s 182, the quickest 150 in a Lord’s Take a look at.
They suffered an extra blow earlier than play began Saturday when it was introduced that James McCollum — who top-scored with an stubborn 36 of their first-innings 172 — was “unlikely” to function once more within the match having retired harm Friday when twisting his proper ankle making an attempt to drag Josh Tongue.
Eire misplaced only one wicket in Saturday’s opening hour, with left-arm spinner Jack Leach eradicating Lorcan Tucker for a horny 44 earlier than two went down with the rating on 162.
Harry Tector, a supply after finishing a horny 97-ball fifty, holed out to level to provide England debutant quick bowler Tongue his fourth wicket of the innings.
Campher then miscued a sweep off part-time spinner Joe Root to quick nice leg the place Stokes, who has been battling a longstanding knee damage forward, hobbled after taking a easy catch.
The dismissal was Stokes’s first direct involvement in a match the place he has but to bat or bowl.
England are eager to do all they will to guard the all-rounder’s health forward of the Ashes opener at Edgbaston beginning on June 16, whereas nonetheless benefitting from the all-rounder’s management expertise which have helped the facet win 10 of their 12 Checks since he joined forces with coach Brendon McCullum final yr.
Root’s six overs value 45 runs, nevertheless, as McBrine and Adair hit out.
The star all-rounder, who has been battling a longstanding knee damage, hobbled after taking a catch to dismiss Curtis Campher however remained on the sphere.
Eire, in a Take a look at being performed over 4 days relatively than the usual 5, pissed off England’s hopes of a speedy win by reaching lunch on 215-6 of their second innings.
Andy McBrine was 19 not out and Mark Adair 32 not out, though Eire had been nonetheless 137 runs behind and in peril of an innings defeat.
Eire, in simply their seventh Take a look at and nonetheless trying to find a primary win at this stage, resumed on 97-3.
That left them 255 runs adrift after England had been taken England to an imposing whole because of Ollie Pope’s 205, the quickest double century in a Take a look at in England, and Ben Duckett’s 182, the quickest 150 in a Lord’s Take a look at.
They suffered an extra blow earlier than play began Saturday when it was introduced that James McCollum — who top-scored with an stubborn 36 of their first-innings 172 — was “unlikely” to function once more within the match having retired harm Friday when twisting his proper ankle making an attempt to drag Josh Tongue.
Eire misplaced only one wicket in Saturday’s opening hour, with left-arm spinner Jack Leach eradicating Lorcan Tucker for a horny 44 earlier than two went down with the rating on 162.
Harry Tector, a supply after finishing a horny 97-ball fifty, holed out to level to provide England debutant quick bowler Tongue his fourth wicket of the innings.
Campher then miscued a sweep off part-time spinner Joe Root to quick nice leg the place Stokes, who has been battling a longstanding knee damage forward, hobbled after taking a easy catch.
The dismissal was Stokes’s first direct involvement in a match the place he has but to bat or bowl.
England are eager to do all they will to guard the all-rounder’s health forward of the Ashes opener at Edgbaston beginning on June 16, whereas nonetheless benefitting from the all-rounder’s management expertise which have helped the facet win 10 of their 12 Checks since he joined forces with coach Brendon McCullum final yr.
Root’s six overs value 45 runs, nevertheless, as McBrine and Adair hit out.
