Stuart Broad said England’s bowlers had blown away their doubters as well as Ireland’s batters on the first day of the Test summer at Lord’s, after England’s three-seamer attack, augmented by the spin of Jack Leach, bowled the visitors out for 172 before England raced to within 20 of their score in only 25 overs for the loss of one wicket.
“When you win the toss and bowl your aim is to try and bowl the team out in a day, so to have done that was a big tick for our bowling attack,” Broad said. “Then I thought the way the three guys played this evening was exactly the mindset that Baz and Stokesy want.
