England lead Ireland by 255 runs at stumps: Test match, day two – as it happened

Ollie Pope acknowledges the acclaim for his first international double hundred, the fastest ever made in a Test in England. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

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Ali Martin’s day two report:

Emma John on Ireland’s fans:

Pope basks in the moment:

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Ben Duckett is speaking to Sky. Interesting that they sent him out rather than Ollie Pope, although he’s a good talker. He goes out of his way to praise Pope, saying it was a pleasure to watch him from the other end. He confirms what everyone says about getting a Test hundred at Lord’s: “it’s what you dream about as a kid”. It felt like a pitch, he adds, where you could play the majority of the deliveries, and then “respect them” if they were right on the spot. He thinks Leach will be influential tomorrow as the ball has started to spin for him, “as far as I could see from deep cover”.

You can see why Stokes backed Duckett. He’s got something about him when he talks, as well as when he bats. He’s a team player, aware of the others, as he shows by mentioning Rooty and Stokesy as well as Leachy, Popey and Tonguey.

Time for me to sign off. Thanks for your company and some excellent correspondence. The OBO will be back tomorrow from around 10am. I’m down to reappear on Sunday, so I’m hoping Tector and Tucker add another 300.

Ben Duckett of England fielding gives a thumbs up Photograph: Matt Impey/Shutterstock

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