Twitter Reactions: England survive a massive Irish scare courtesy Ben Foakes and Tom Curran
Debutant Ben Foakes helped the World Cup favorites survive a humiliating defeat.
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Quite literally by the skin of their teeth, England have managed to get over the line in a hardly-fought contest against Ireland. Dublin played hosts to a sensational game of cricket amidst all the IPL chaos and entertained the cricketing universe profusely. Despite all their efforts, it had to be the 2019 World Cup favourites getting through with a 4-wicket win.
The match was cut down to 45 overs per side after wet outfield delayed play for a long time. Despite all the delay, Ireland appeared to have started on a positive note with William Porterfield and Paul Stirling adding 55 runs for the first wicket. Stirling did bulk of the scoring here, registering a 44-ball 33. Once the powerplay was done, they lost their way big time.
They lost four wickets in a span of 22 runs, which saw the side in a precarious position. Some decent efforts from Mark Adair and George Dockrell ensured they stitched a crucial partnership in the middle order. Debutant Jofra Archer broke this partnership with his maiden wicket as he knocked Adair’s stumps. Liam Plunkett and Tom Curran settled the deal in the death overs as they got bowled out on 198 in 43.1 overs.
Plunkett returned with a brilliant 4/35 whilst Curran registered figures of 3/35. Apart from Stirling’s 33 and Adair’s 32, Irish batters never really got going.
Top order collapse put England on the knife edge
Openers James Vince and Dawid Malan appeared to have begun on a positive note, stroking some boundaries and playing the good deliveries cautiously. Yet, Joshua Little had other ideas and sent the Irish fans into a frenzy. He picked up three quick wickets of Vince, Malan and Morgan with Tim Murtagh removing the dangerous Joe Root.
Joe Denly followed the suit as well, getting dismissed for just 8 runs. At this point, England were struggling at 66/5. They needed a partnership at any cost and they got that from debutant Ben Foakes and David Willey. They saw the danger away and ensured the Irish didn’t build on the momentum. They took their time, but ensured England got back on track with a 45-run partnership.
Tom Curran walked in with the side needing 98 more runs to win. The all-rounder made a mockery of the hosts’ bowling attack and showed his aggressive instincts. His innings gave confidence to Foakes, who too upped the ante. As it turned out, Foakes completed his fifty and Curran remained unbeaten on a 56-ball 47, which saw the Three Lions win by six wickets.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to this humdinger of a contest:
If the @ICC wishes to maintain its "Spirit of Cricket" as part of the modern game, then the Ben Foakes 'stumping' in Malahide today should not be endorsed as "within the Spirit of the Game." #IREvENG @ECB_cricket
— Alan Wilkins (@alanwilkins22) May 3, 2019
Was getting enraged by England's dismal batting, then I remembered I'm Irish. Phew.#IREvENG
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 3, 2019
Ben Foakes the second player to be Man of the Match on both Test and ODI debut, after Mustafizur Rahman. (Lungi Ngidi and Elias Sunny have been MotM on Test and T20i debut.) #IREvENG
— Andy Zaltzman (@ZaltzCricket) May 3, 2019
It’s SUCH a shame Ireland won’t be at the upcoming Champion Trophy Plus Two. #IREvENG
— Melinda Farrell (@melindafarrell) May 3, 2019
England vs Ireland😱😱😱😱
— ian bishop (@irbishi) May 3, 2019
Great work from the @surreycricket boys on the TV today! Well played @_TC59 Foakesy @Liam628 and @CurranSM in the #IPL2019👏#3Feathers
— Michael Di Venuto (@MjDiVa5) May 3, 2019
This is very clever by England … Dampen down expectations before the World Cup … or they drank too much Guinness last night … !!! #IREvENG
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) May 3, 2019
Ben Foakes is one smart Cricketer … High class … 👍👍
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) May 3, 2019
4-45 for young left-arm pace bowler Josh Little against England. Troubled England with the short ball which is something that may interest a teenage Pakistani 6 foot 6" left-armer who bowls around 90mph #Cricket
— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) May 3, 2019
Ben Foakes fifty on his ODI debut ✅
Ben Foakes Test debut century✅Fantastic player in all forms of cricket for Surrey and England 👏🏏 #IREvENG
— James (@Surreycricfan) May 3, 2019
England are missing 5 first choice players including 4 of the top 6. They may have underestimated Ireland. #IREvENG
— Rhys Benjamin 🇬🇧🏳️🌈 (@MrRhysBenjamin) May 3, 2019
A reality check for England before the World Cup?
Good to see Ireland fighting, that too when defending only 199 runs. #IREvENG pic.twitter.com/3QGbS0oFtf— Sparsh Telang (@_cricketsparsh) May 3, 2019
Here's Josh Little's fourth wicket, what a debut he's having! Will he get a five-for?#BackingGreen ☘️🏏 #IrevEng pic.twitter.com/fIVcZWzspP
— Cricket Ireland (@Irelandcricket) May 3, 2019
Ben Foakes with the calmest crisis management in English cricket this week
— Will Macpherson (@willis_macp) May 3, 2019
Ben Foakes appears to have nailed down the "play well and get dropped anyway" role in every England team. #IREvENG
— Being Outside Cricket (@OutsideCricket) May 3, 2019
Ben Foakes Man of the Match on his Test Match and ODI debut for England 🏴 I wonder if that has ever happened before?! 🏏 #IREvENG
— James (@Surreycricfan) May 3, 2019
Ben Foakes on debut for England:
107 & 37 vs Sri Lanka (Test) as wicket-keeper
61* vs Ireland (ODI) as wicket-keeperBen Foakes and Andy Flower (Zimbabwe) are the only wicket-keepers to score a 50+ on Test and ODI debuts. #IREvENG
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) May 3, 2019
He makes a hundred on Test Debut
A match winning 61 on ODI Debut
He is the best keeper in the country and probably the World
Is dropped from the Test squad and I'm far from convinced he will be allowed a proper run in either side…
BEN FOAKES IS AWESOME! #IREvENG
— Tim-CricketGuy (@Tim32_cricket) May 3, 2019
Loved Ben Foakes leaving you hanging @robkey612 I reckon that tops my Lloyd Honeyghan moment. In case anyone missed it pic.twitter.com/b4jN7SD9a0
— David Fulton (@DaveTavFulton) May 3, 2019
Oh look, Surrey bailing out England again. Ben Foakes once again proving he’s the best wk/batsman in the country, but @backandacross has told you that many times.
— daniel norcross (@norcrosscricket) May 3, 2019
🏆 Player of the Match on Test debut
🏆 Player of the Match on ODI debutBen Foakes has had a stunning start to his international career! 👏 👏
The first team to play a T20I against him, watch out! pic.twitter.com/lp12W1mv8M
— ICC (@ICC) May 3, 2019
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