Good afternoon, I'm William Munt and I will be taking you through today's first T20 International between Ireland and England at Malahide.

 

The news from the toss is that England have opted to bowl first, with Jacob Bethell winning his first toss as England captain and having no hesitation in sticking Ireland in to bat.

 

Paul Stirling leads Ireland this afternoon and has recently expressed his frustration at the lack of international cricket that Ireland have played this summer, with this being their first fixture in three months.

 

Ireland XI: Paul Stirling (C); Ross Adair; Harry Tector; Lorcan Tucker (WK); Curtis Campher; George Dockrell; Gareth Delany; Barry McCarthy; Graham Hume; Matthew Humphreys; Craig Young

 

England though are fresh from thumping South Africa by 146 runs in their most recent, completed match, whilst their batters in particular will be full of confidence after smashing all sorts of records as they posted 304 - 2 from their 20 overs.

 

Rehan Ahmed and Jamie Overton come in for England, replacing regular skipper Harry Brook and giving England a chance to wrap Jofra Archer up in cotton wool ahead of an important winter for his country.

 

England XI: Phil Salt; Jos Buttler (WK); Jacob Bethell (C); Rehan Ahmed; Tom Banton; Sam Curran; Will Jacks; Jamie Overton; Liam Dawson; Adil Rashid; Luke Wood

 

The anthems have just been finished and we are now only two minutes away from the start of the game.

 

With a T20 World Cup around the corner, this series will be very important for players looking to stake their claim for a spot on the plane, especially those who are often on the fringes of squads.

 

It will be Luke Wood to bowl the first over for England, as he did during the recent T20 International series against South Africa.

 

0 Overs (1 - 0): He starts with a wide, pushing the ball across Paul Stirling and too far for the umpire's liking. Ireland are underway in this T20 International.

 

0.1 Overs (5 - 0): Stirling is underway with a gorgeous cover drive from the first legal delivery, which races away to the boundary. England will know how dangerous Stirling can be, given his success over the years in English county cricket.

 

0.4 Overs (5 - 0): A better few deliveries from Wood, jamming in a yorker that Stirling just manages to keep out and drawing an inside edge from the Ireland skipper.

 

1 Over (7 - 0): Ross Adair pinches a single to England skipper Jacob Bethell at mid off to conclude the first over - a good one for Ireland. A couple of balls swung for Wood in that first over, so he may be disappointed that his radar was slightly off on a couple of occasions.

 

1.3 Overs (9 - 0): A good start from Jamie Overton, who begins with two dot balls, before Adair slices a couple over the top of cover.

 

2 Overs (13 - 0): Adair concludes the over with his first boundary and one that Ireland will hope will be a confidence builder for their opener. He uses his feet nicely and pumps the ball between cover and mid off for four.

 

2.4 Overs (14 - 0): Just a leg bye from the first four balls of Wood's second over, which has been a much better one from the Lancashire seamer.

 

3 Overs (16 - 0): Adair is still struggling to get going, clothing another two out to Will Jacks on the leg side boundary, before failing to connect with another swipe to conclude the third over.

 

An interesting decision from England's young skipper here, turning to Liam Dawson and spin for the first time this afternoon. With a bit of lateral movement on offer for the seamers, an unconventional bowling change from Bethell.

 

3.2 Overs (23 - 0): Stirling decides to tuck into the early offering of spin, giving himself some room and striking the first six of the day over long off. There have been some early signs that Ireland are looking to be aggressive and put England under pressure.

 

4 Overs (25 - 0): Dawson manages to get out of the over without sustaining too much further damage, conceding just three runs from his final four balls. Ireland will be hoping for a strong finish to the Power Play, as they are currently ticking along at just over six an over.

 

4.3 Overs (26 - 0): Sam Curran starts with two dot balls, before getting away with a leg stump delivery that Adair can only knock for a single.

 

4.4 Overs (32 - 0): Stirling gets on strike with that single though and punishes Curran's first attempt at a slower ball this afternoon, waiting well and pulling into the crowd for his second six.

 

5 Overs (32 - 0): Two further dot balls conclude the over and there is now just one left to go in the Power Play. Although the run rate is nothing to write home about at the moment, Ireland still have all 10 wickets in hand and will be looking to capitalise on this going forward.

 

5.2 Overs (38 - 0): Overton appears to be looking to tuck Adair up in the final over of the Power Play, but strays slightly too leg side and Adair flicks for four down to backward square leg, before getting off strike with a leg bye.

 

5.4 Overs (39 - 0): There is just a slight delay here, with the physio coming on to attend to Adair, after he has been struck on the helmet by a short delivery from Overton. The Irish opener appears to be alright though and both sets of players seem to be taking this opportunity to get a drink onboard.

 

6 Overs (49 - 0): Back to back boundaries to end the Power Play for Adair and Ireland, with Adair showing that he has not been knocked by that blow to the head. He tickles a short ball down the leg side and then gives himself some room to pump Overton over cover for six, ensuring that Ireland end the Power Play positively.

 

6.2 Overs (55 - 0): Adil Rashid enters the attack and dishes up a full toss first up that Stirling deposits over long off for the fourth six of the day, clearly signalling that Ireland are not willing to let Rashid settle.

 

7 Overs (57 - 0): As Dawson managed earlier on, Rashid gets out of his over after going the distance from his first delivery, conceding eight runs in the end and looking to settle into his rhythm for the rest of the day.

 

WICKET! 7.2 Overs (57 - 1): Dawson makes the breakthrough for England, removing the aggressive Adair (26)! After a half-hearted appeal for caught behind from the first ball of the over, Dawson takes the pace off and entices Adair to slog sweep, but the Irish batter can only top edge the ball high into the air, with Phil Salt safely pouching the catch coming in off the deep mid-wicket boundary.

 

8 Overs (66 - 1): A productive over for England ends disappointingly, as Stirling strikes Dawson over long off for six once again from the final delivery. Stirling is now up to 34 from 21 deliveries and is starting to look in the mood, whilst he has looked particular strong down the ground so far today.

 

WICKET! 8.3 Overs (67 - 1): Rashid gets his revenge and removes the dangerous Stirling (34)! In somewhat similar style to Dawson's wicket, Rashid tosses the ball up and Stirling attempts to strike him over long on for another six. However, the Irish skipper does not get all of it and Jacks does well to claim the catch close to the boundary.

 

9 Overs (75 - 2): The wicket of his captain is not enough to dissuade Harry Tector from taking the attack to Rashid, sweetly slog sweeping the leg spinner over deep mid-wicket for six. The over ends with a single out to deep cover from Tector.

 

9.2 Overs (80 - 2): Tector greets the introduction of Rehan Ahmed with a lovely cover drive for four, despite the desperate dive of Curran on the boundary. The replay shows that Curran was somewhat unfortunate not to prevent the boundary, as he flicked the ball back onto his own hand, which sent it into the rope.

 

10 Overs (84 - 2): Lorcan Tucker attempts to get in on the action for Ireland, but his drive to the cover boundary is well stopped this time by the diving Curran. Ireland are 84 - 2 at the halfway stage and are building a decent platform for themselves, but they will want this partnership to develop and carry them into the backend of the innings.

 

10.2 Overs (91 - 2): Sloppy cricket from England, resulting in five wides. Curran's slower ball is misdirected down the leg side and the spin does for wicket-keeper Jos Buttler, taking the ball down to the boundary for a greatly appreciated five runs for the hosts.

 

11 Overs (96 - 2): Another gift for Ireland, which Tucker refuses to turn down. With fine leg up in the ring, Curran's fifth delivery is too full and straight, allowing Tucker to easily clip it past Rashid for four.

 

11.3 Overs (102 - 2): Tucker brings up the 100 for Ireland, with a sweep for four. He gives himself room and although Dawson tries to follow him, his delivery ends up being too far down the leg side, allowing Tucker to help it to the vacant boundary.

 

12 Overs (108 - 2): Dawson's third over ends with another boundary, this time from the advancing Tector, who strikes him straight back down the ground for four. Two great overs back to back from Ireland and they are certainly putting England's young skipper under pressure.

 

12.3 Overs (114 - 2): Too full from Rashid again and Tucker climbs into the full toss, sending it over the deep mid-wicket boundary. England may be slightly fortunate though, with replays suggesting that the delivery was above waist height, but the umpires decided not to call a no ball and award Ireland a free hit.

 

12.4 Overs (114 - 2): Has Rashid got his man now? Tucker is struck on the ball going back to a conventional leg spinner and is promptly given LBW. The Ireland keeper wants to have another look though and sends it upstairs...

 

12.4 Overs (114 - 2): A good review from Tucker, as the DRS shows that the delivery was turning past off stump and the umpire overturns his original decision.

 

13 Overs (115 - 2): Another good over for Ireland, both with the six and overturned LBW decision. England will be desperate for another breakthrough and Bethell is turning back to Overton to try and find one.

 

14 Overs (118 - 2): A better over for England, with just the three runs coming from it. Ireland will feel that they missed out slightly though, with Tector failing to fully connect with a couple of deliveries down the leg side and Tucker missing a full toss that whistled just past off stump.

 

14.2 Overs (122 - 2): Tucker welcomes Wood back into the attack with a crisp pull shot for four, although Wood responds well with a dot ball, after Tucker gives himself some room.

 

14.4 Overs (129 - 2): The third ball of the over disappears though, courtesy of a brilliant shot from Tucker. He uses the full depth of the crease and drives Wood over long off for a nicely timed six.

 

15 Overs (133 - 2): Tector slashes over point for four more and 15 runs come from Wood's third over. Ireland's current predicted score is 185, which feels like the minimum they need if they are to truly test England's star-studded batting line-up.

 

16 Overs (142 - 2): A good over from Dawson is slightly spoilt by three off the final ball, as Tector squeezes a reverse sweep out towards the deep point boundary, which Curran does well to cut off. Dawson varied his pace, line and length well in that over though, highlighting the best way to bowl defensively on this surface.

 

16.5 Overs (150 - 2): Just the four singles come from the first four balls of Curran's third over, until Tector latches onto an attempted short pull and pulls impressively in front of square for four. Nine runs end up coming from the over, allowing Ireland to continue building their momentum towards the end of their innings.

 

Bethell turns back to Rashid, showing great faith in the experienced spinner. How will Tector and Tucker play Rashid? Will the spinner continue to bowl slowly and toss it up or change his plan given the stage of the innings?

 

17.3 Overs (159 - 2): Rashid tosses the third delivery up and is punished for doing so, as Tector hammers him over the leg side for six. Rashid responds with a couple of quicker and flatter deliveries for singles.

 

18 Overs (163 - 2): A well run two brings up a sixth T20 International half-century for Harry Tector from just 31 deliveries. The Irish number three has played beautifully so far and Ireland will hope that he can stay until the end to push them past 180.

 

18.2 Overs (171 - 2): Eight runs come from Curran's first two deliveries, with Tucker hammering the first over long on for six, before squirting a full toss down towards the third man boundary for two. There have been two many poor deliveries from the English bowlers so far today and Ireland have capitalised.

 

18.4 Overs (176 - 2): Speaking of poor deliveries, there is another from Curran. The fourth delivery of his over is a leg stump full toss, which Tector glances down to the fine leg boundary for four.

 

18.5 Overs (180 - 2): Curran responds with another full toss, which Tector edges past third man for four, reaching the milestone of 1,500 T20 International runs in the process. A single ends the over, which is another brilliant one for the hosts.

 

It has been a punishing day for the English bowlers, with Curran ending up with figures of 0 - 43 from his four overs.

 

19.3 Overs (184 - 2): Just the three singles from Overton's first three balls, a good start to the over from the English seamer, with Tector furious that he missed out on a poor third delivery.

 

19.4 (190 - 2): Tucker finally finds the boundary in the final over though and brings up his 10th T20 International half-century with a six over long off. Just the 35 balls for his half-century and alongside Tector, Tucker has put Ireland into a good position with two balls of their innings left.

 

WICKET! 19.5 Overs (190 - 3): Tucker departs from the next delivery though, gloving an Overton bouncer through to Buttler behind the stumps. He departs for a well made 55 and Ireland have one delivery left to improve upon their current score of 190.

 

20 Overs (196 - 3): Improve upon it they can, with George Dockrell striking his first and only delivery for six. The delivery is rather symptomatic of England's day so far though, with Overton following up a good bouncer and wicket with a low full toss that Dockrell pounces upon.

 

So, Ireland set England 197 to win from their 20 Overs, with Tector remaining unbeaten on 61 from 36 deliveries. Having been asked to bat first, Ireland will be more than happy with their total, having set their visitors almost 200 to win. After a solid start, Tucker and Tector provided the acceleration towards the back end of the innings, allowing them to post a more than decent total.

 

England though will remain confident of chasing Ireland's total down, which Rashid explained during his innings break interview. They will need to bat well though and will be hopeful of a similar start from Salt and Buttler to the start that they made in their previous game, where they reached 100 - 0 inside the Power Play.

 

With the restart just around the corner, why not go and grab yourself a warm drink and bite to eat for the second innings, which promises to be entertaining whatever happens? Why not also have a look at the other scores from around the world of cricket today, with action in both divisions of the County Championship, the Asia Cup and the bilateral One Day International series between India's and Australia's Women's sides.

 

Some news coming in though is that the Asia Cup match between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates has been delayed, due to the fallout from the fixture between India and Pakistan over the weekend. The game was due to start at 15:30, but has been pushed back as talks continued between the tournament organisers and the Pakistan Cricket Board, with the Pakistan team only leaving their hotel 30 minutes before the scheduled 15:00 toss.

 

The players are waiting on the boundary edge and are now just following the two umpires back out to the middle. Who are you backing to claim the victory and go 1 - 0 up in the three match series? Let us know in the comments!

 

Phil Salt and Jos Buttler will look to get England's run chase off to a good start, meaning that Ireland will know that they need to bowl well and keep their run rate in check.

 

Matthew Humphreys will bowl the first over with his left arm spin.

 

0.3 Overs (6 - 0): Salt gets England underway with a couple, with Dockrell doing well to cut off the boundary, before he crunches the next ball through the covers for four.

 

0.5 Overs (7 - 0): A miscommunication could have resulted in a run out, but Craig Young fails to gather the ball cleanly at square leg.

 

1 Over (11 - 0): A poor end to the over for Ireland, with Humphreys dropping short and allowing Buttler to cut his first delivery away to the boundary for four. 11 runs come from the first over and the Irish bowlers are already under pressure.

 

Barry McCarthy will bowl the second over for Ireland and try to make the breakthrough for his side.

 

1.2 Overs (17 - 0): Salt hits his first six of the innings, picking a McCarthy slower ball and depositing it back over the bowler's head. England will hope that it will be the first of many from Salt today, whilst Ireland will know the importance of removing the dangerous Salt before he gets going.

 

2 Overs (30 - 0): Salt ends the over with back to back boundaries and England are off to another fast start. McCarthy drops too short and wide, allowing Salt to carve the ball in front of square for four, before pulling the next delivery for six.

 

2.2 Overs (40 - 0): Buttler gets in on the act, greeting Graham Hume with a four and six from his first two deliveries. He thumps the first delivery over mid on for four, before languidly skipping down the track and cleanly striking over long off for six.

 

2.4 Overs (44 - 0): The third ball of the over flies to the fence too, with Buttler using his feet once more and adjusting well to hit a wider delivery past cover for four, before Hume responds well with a shorter delivery that Buttler fails to connect with.

 

3 Overs (52 - 0): 22 runs come from the over and the England 50 is up already, as Buttler finds the fence twice more in the over. Tucker decides to come up to the stumps to try and keep Buttler in his crease, but the English keeper still manages to tuck into Hume. He moves deep into the crease to pump Hume over mid off for four, before hammering a shorter delivery down the ground for another four.

 

3.2 Overs (60 - 0): Salt appears to have been feeling a little left out at the non-striker's end and feels the need to provide a reminder of what he can do too. Craig Young's first delivery is flicked over the leg side for four, before a cut shot brings four more behind point.

 

4 Overs (63 - 0): Young's final four deliveries only cost three runs, but the damage is already done by the first two balls going for four. Humphreys is coming back into the attack, with Stirling desperate to pick up a wicket and stall England's momentum.

 

4.2 Overs (73 - 0): Not the start that Stirling is after though, with Humphreys drifting onto Salt's pads twice in his first two balls. Salt pulls for four first time around, before slog sweeping for six the next.

 

WICKET! 4.3 Overs (74 - 1): A huge breakthrough for Ireland and how they needed to see the back of Buttler (28)! To Humphreys' credit, he tosses the ball up and takes some of the pace off, inviting Buttler to try and hit him down the ground. Buttler accepts the invitation, but can only send the ball high into the sky, with Curtis Campher holding his nerve and safely pouching the catch at mid on.

 

5 Overs (74 - 1): Humphreys gets out of the over well, bowling two dot balls to England captain Jacob Bethell. The wicket of Buttler is a very welcome one for Ireland, but you feel that they need to get a few more, if they are to prevent England from trotting to victory.

 

5.2 Overs (79 - 1): The runs keep coming for England though, with Bethell streakily getting off the mark with an outside edge down to the third man boundary - his first runs as England captain.

 

6 Overs (84 - 1): Salt concludes the Power Play by brining up a sixth T20 International half-century to go with four centuries. He cuts McCarthy for four once more to bring up the milestone from just 20 balls and keep his incredible form going after his record-breaking 141* against South Africa on Friday.

 

6.3 Overs (88 - 1): Heartbreak for Ireland and part-timer Tector, as Salt pulls a full toss straight to the fielder at deep mid-wicket, only for a no ball to be called. There is some consternation from the Ireland fielders, but a replay reveals that the no ball was called for Tector overstepping, rather than due to the height of the delivery.

 

7 Overs (91 - 1): The no ball aside, that was a pretty good over from Tector, with just the seven runs and no boundaries coming from it. A better few overs for Ireland, but if Tector had not overstepped, it would have been capped off with the wicket of Salt.

 

7.2 Overs (96 - 1): Fresh from his reprieve, Salt continues on his merry way, pulling Young for four more. Campher launches himself at the ball, but fails to get there to either take the catch or stop the boundary.

 

7.4 Overs (101 - 1): Salt follows up with another boundary, pummelling the ball straight past Young for four more runs, bringing up the England 100 in the process.

 

8 Overs (102 - 1): Bethell is yet to get going for England and is still currently scoring at below a run a ball, however - given the start that Salt and Buttler have given England that feels rather academic at the moment and Bethell has plenty of time to get himself in, with there being relatively little scoreboard pressure at the moment.

 

8.3 Overs (116 - 1): Being the modern day batter though, Bethell is keen to get on with it anyway and promptly strikes Tector for three consecutive boundaries. After cutting precisely past point for four and striking down the ground, Bethell hits his first maximum, slog sweeping Tector and causing the case of new balls to be brought out.

 

WICKET! 8.4 Overs (116 - 2): Tector has the last laugh though, dismissing the England skipper for 24! Keen to keep the scoreboard ticking along, Bethell attempts to drive another Tector delivery through the off side, but can only chip the ball to Adair at cover.

 

The wicket of Bethell brings Rehan Ahmed to the crease in his new role as England number four. This feels like a big opportunity for the young all-rounder to stake a claim to bat higher up in his future England appearances, as well as bowling his more than useful leg spin.

 

9 Overs (117 - 2): Ahmed is off the mark with a tidy reverse sweep and Tector manages to get out of the over. Ireland will be glad to see the back of Bethell, but will know that they will likely need to bowl England out if they are to have any chance of victory.

 

9.2 Overs (123 - 2): Ahmed helps himself to his first boundary by pulling Campher's second delivery for six. The Leicestershire all-rounder has had a fine summer both in the County Championship and Hundred, which he will be hoping to continue into international cricket during this series.

 

10 Overs (130 - 2): England are cruising at the halfway stage, with just 67 more runs required for victory. Despite having been starved of the strike in recent overs, Salt continues to mark his mark, finding two through backward point, before pulling Campher for four more in front of mid-wicket.

 

Gareth Delany is going to have a bowl on his 100th cap for Ireland, after not getting an opportunity with the bat earlier in the day.

 

10.1 Overs (130 - 2): Has he got a wicket with his first delivery? The third umpire is checking whether Hume has cleanly caught an outside edge from Ahmed at third man or whether the ball has touched the turf.

 

Unfortunately not for Delany and Ireland, with Hume failing to get his hands fully under the ball, however - a good start from Delany.

 

WICKET! 10.3 Overs (130 - 3): Delany has his man this time around though and a wicket on his 100th cap for Ireland! It's a disappointing end for Rehan Ahmed (8), who is bowled using his feet and attempting to hammer Delany over the ropes. The ball might have kept a touch low, but Ahmed failed to get to the pitch of the ball and swung across the line, rather than playing straight.

 

11 Overs (137 - 3): A good over is somewhat spoilt by a filthy drag down from Delany's last delivery, which Salt pulls with great authority into the crowd. Sam Curran is the new batter and got off the mark with a single earlier in the over.

 

11.5 Overs (140 - 3): Young starts the over well, with three dots to Curran, before a streaky single. Campher then does incredibly well to stop Salt from finding another boundary, diving and flicking a powerful pull shot back from just in front of the rope. Salt pinches the strike with another pull shot for a single out to deep square leg.

 

13 Overs (147 - 3): Just the six overs from another impressive Delany over, which almost brought around another wicket, with Curran clothing the ball straight, only for it just to fall short of McCarthy at long on, who does well to dive and prevent another boundary.

 

England require 50 more runs for victory from the final seven overs. At the moment, an England victory feels inevitable and the only real question seems to be if Salt will go through to another T20 International century?

 

However, if Ireland can remove Salt swiftly, then they may have the faintest chance of victory.

 

13.2 Overs (150 - 3): Brilliant running from Salt and Curran sees them turn a single into a couple, albeit a decent piece of fielding from George Dockrell means that it was slightly closer than the England batters may have wanted.

 

A brief pause in play, as the wind dislodges a bail at the striker's end, where Salt is on strike. McCarthy jokingly gesticulates that Salt should be out hit wicket, however - a replay shows that it was only the wind that dislodged the bail and there was no bat involved from Salt.

 

14 Overs (155 - 3): After a couple of dot balls caused a rare show of frustration from Salt today, he returns some semblance of normality to proceedings by pulling McCarthy for four towards the smallest section of the ground, where the boundary has been brought in down to the overnight rain.

 

Salt is now just 15 away from a fifth T20 International century, which would draw him level with Rohit Sharma and Glenn Maxwell for the most centuries in the format, having played almost a third of the number of games that Sharma and Maxwell have.

 

14.4 Overs (164 - 3): Humphreys returns to the attack and sees just three singles come from his first three deliveries. Curran decides that the fourth ball is the time to go, hammering his first boundary straight down the ground and into the tents behind the bowler's arm.

 

15 Overs (167 - 3): Frustration for Humphreys, as even a good ball, angled in at Salt's leg stump, yields two runs, with Salt perfectly weighting his nudge off the pads, so that he and Curran can get back for two.

 

15.2 Overs (180 - 3): Hume's difficult day with the ball continues, as his re-entry to the attack sees a wide come from the first delivery, before back to back sixes from Curran. The first is helped over the leg side, before he advances and flays the second over cover.

 

WICKET! 15.3 Overs (180 - 4): There is some respite though for Hume, as he removes Curran (27) courtesy of a catch from Dockrell in the deep. With the English left-hander looking to finish the game in double quick time, he goes for a third consecutive six with a pick-up of his pads, only to find the safe hands of Dockrell at deep mid-wicket.

 

WICKET! 16 Overs (180 - 5): There will be no fifth T20 International century for Phil Salt today, as he falls for 89 and hands Hume a second wicket in the over. With a fielder back at deep point, Salt chases a wide delivery and can only skew it straight to that man, Ross Adair, to bring an end to another fantastic innings from him!

 

16.2 Overs (184 - 5): The batting keeps coming for England and this time it is Tom Banton, who finds his first boundary. After being beaten all ends up by a sharply spinning delivery first up, Banton responds with a brilliant reverse sweep over point for four.

 

WICKET! 17 Overs (190 - 6): Another one falls for England and Humphreys' day ends with another wicket! A ball after reverse sweeping for four once more, Banton (11) attempts to use his feet and finish it in style, but catches the inside half of the bat and drags it straight to Campher at mid on.

 

England win by six wickets!

 

There it is - a bit of an anti-climax in the end, but England get home by six wickets and go 1 - 0 up in the series. Jamie Overton finishes the game off by bunting McCarthy down the ground for four.

 

Jacob Bethell comes away with a first win as England captain and will be hoping that his side can build upon today's result going into the rest of the series.

 

However, he will also know that his side have a large amount to work on. Their performance with the ball was certainly under-par, whilst their run chase was largely reliant upon Phil Salt and too many batters gave their wicket away.

 

For Ireland, they will be satisfied with their efforts, given their recent lack of cricket and the strength of the English batting line-up. They impressed with the bat earlier in the day and fought back with the ball, but the start they made with the ball meant that they were always behind the game and were never able to fully recover.

 

There is a short turn around with the second match taking place on Friday, although the forecast is not looking particular great for the final two matches.

 

That's all from me today on a day that saw Jacob Bethell, England's youngest men's captain, claim his first victory and Phil Salt continue his great form from Friday.

 

Thanks for sticking with me and I hope you enjoyed the coverage today!