Day 1 England won the toss and decided to field first, taking advantage of the overcast weather. Their strategy paid off as they secured an early wicket when
Stuart Broad trapped
PJ Moor lbw. Broad went on to dismiss the entire Ireland top order, leaving the visitors in a difficult position as they approached the lunch break. By the third session, Ireland's innings came to an end with a total score of 172; Broad completed a five-wicket haul when he bowled
Mark Adair, and he was supported by three wickets from
Jack Leach and two from
Matthew Potts. England's momentum carried over to their batting, and despite having only 25 overs to play on the first day, they managed to narrow the gap to just 20 runs.
Fionn Hand made an impact by claiming his first test wicket, catching
Zak Crawley off his own bowling right after Crawley reached his half-century.
Day 2 England maintained their dominant batting performance, eventually declaring their innings at 524 after the dismissal of
Ollie Pope.
Ben Duckett scored 182 runs off just 178 balls, while Pope contributed 205 runs off just 208 deliveries, taking the English team to a lead of 352. The bowling side struggled to contain the flow of runs, allowing the English batsmen to score at an impressive run rate of 6.33.
Graham Hume managed to dismiss Duckett, while
Andy McBrine claimed the wickets of Pope and
Joe Root. Pope achieved several milestones during his innings, surpassing 2,000 Test runs, achieving a personal best score, and recording the fastest double-century in England. With 30 overs remaining in the day, England's focus switched to the possibility of securing an innings victory. The Irish batters had a shaky start to their second innings, mirroring their performance in the first.
Josh Tongue took his maiden Test wicket when PJ Moor was again trapped lbw, before getting Andy Balbirnie out, caught by
Jonny Bairstow, in the same over.
James McCollum suffered an ankle injury from a short ball by Tongue and had to retire hurt. Additionally,
Paul Stirling fell victim to a leg-side catch, resulting in Tongue finishing the day with three wickets. Those were the only wickets to fall as Ireland finished the day on 97 runs, trailing by 255 runs with
Harry Tector and
Lorcan Tucker at the crease. Having forced England to bat again, Adair opened the bowling, only for
Zak Crawley hit three boundaries in four deliveries, giving England a 10-wicket victory. Pope was named the player of the match for his double-century. ==ODI series==