Ali Martin's match report from Trent Bridge
As the stewards litter pick the stands, and the players pack up, time for us to go too. A decent performance in the end by an inexperienced England side with four new caps, despite that frustrating last-wicket stand by Ireland.
Brilliant for Will Jacks and Sam Hain, who both narrowly fell short of their hundreds, though the momentum dipped towards the end of the innings. With the ball, Rehan Ahmed was the stardust – four wickets in a zipping ten over spell. As Eoin Morgan said, it was great to watch him “get a groove for the fifty over game.” Steady accuracy from Hartley, familiar speed and power from Potts and Carse, and a really brave and impressive comeback from Scrimshaw after those agonising first two overs. I liked Crawley’s comments: “You give people a chance, not everyone gets off to a flier. I know that’s the case with my career.”
For Ireland, a poor start with the ball was hard to claw back, though they gave England a scare with that last-wicket stand in the final overs. A very good day for George Dockrell.
We’ll be back for the final ODI at Bristol on Tuesday, till then – goodnight!
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