England skittle Ireland for 38 to bounce back and win Test match at Lord’s

• Woakes takes five wickets and Broad four in rampant display
• England 85 & 303; Ireland 207 & 38. England win by 143 runs

And so in the blink of an eye all hope was extinguished. Under glowering skies with the floodlights at full blast Irish dreams were shattered by the old English pros, Stuart Broad and Chris Woakes. For the first time in three days the gulf between the sides was chillingly demonstrated. Having taken the wicket of Olly Stones with the first ball of a gloomy day, Ireland needed 182 for what might have been the most sensational victory in Test cricket. But they were ruthlessly dispatched for 38 in 15.4 overs.

So England won by 143 runs, which sounds a very comfortable margin. Yet after a magical first day Ireland controlled the game, after the second their stoic persistence in searing heat meant that they were still in the hunt but on the third with the devious Duke darting and the English catching sure the old order was emphatically restored. Despite the predictability of the outcome, the Irish had frightened England – and done them a favour in the process.

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