James McCollum

England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to field first in the solitary Test match against Ireland at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground on Thursday. The decision came as an overcast morning offered favourable conditions for England's three-man pace attack, with promising debutant Josh Tongue making his international debut.

Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam claimed 5-58 for Bangladesh on Tuesday to help bowl out Ireland for 214 but two early strikes left the one-off Dhaka Test in the balance.

Ahead of their three-match ODI series, Ireland have added pacer Stuart Thompson to their training squad that will travel to England.

Cricket Ireland on Friday named a 21-man expanded squad that will travel to Southampton for a training camp ahead of the three-match ODI series against England starting later this month.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be playing their first international cricket series against an ICC full member team when they take on Ireland in a four-match ODI series beginning Friday. The four ODIs will be played on January 8, 10, 12 and 14 at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Bangladeshi left-arm spin duo Shakib Al Hasan and Taijul Islam made quick work of Ireland's top order on Wednesday to leave the tourists flailing at 27-4 on day two of their one-off Test in Dhaka.

A career-best 95 by Andy Balbirnie helped Ireland reach a strong 319 for four at stumps on day one of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Monday.

Pakistan had a strong start in the first Test against England, with Abdullah Shafique and Shan Masood scoring centuries. Despite favourable batting conditions, Babar Azam's struggles continued, getting out for just 30 runs, marking nearly two years without a fifty in Test cricket. In sharp contrast, current skipper Shan Masood slammed a century.

All-rounder Curtis Campher received his maiden international call up as Ireland announced a 14-man squad for the opening match of the three-ODI series against England starting at the Ageas Bowl on Thursday.

Sadeera Samarawickrama and Dinesh Chandimal hit unbeaten centuries before Prabath Jayasuriya claimed a five-for as Sri Lanka put visitors Ireland to the sword on the second day of the first Test in Galle on Monday.

England captain Ben Stokes appeared to suffer a fresh injury problem as his side ran into some determined Ireland resistance in their Ashes warm-up at Lord's on Saturday.

Stuart Broad took three wickets in quick succession as England dominated the opening morning of their Ashes warm-up against Ireland at Lord's on Thursday.

Stuart Broad ripped through Ireland's top-order before the tourists fought back on the opening day of England's Ashes warm-up Test at Lord's on Thursday.

Ben Duckett's dashing unbeaten fifty took England to within sight of a first-innings lead over Ireland on the opening day of their Ashes warm-up Test at Lord's on Thursday. England were 152-1 in reply to Ireland's 172 all out, a deficit of 30 runs, at stumps in a Test being played over four days rather than the standard five.

In a remarkable performance, debutant fast bowler Josh Tongue showcased his immense talent and marked his call-up to the Ashes squad with a five-wicket haul. Tongue's incredible performance played a pivotal role in England's resounding victory over Ireland by 10 wickets in their warm-up match at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground on Saturday.