26-07-2019 19:42 via theguardian.com

Porterfield’s bad feeling comes true at Lord’s to leave Ireland with regrets | Andy Bull

Captain rues their missed opportunity for major upset against England – ‘the back end of day one was the best time to bat’A pitiless finish for Ireland, this, as sobering as a cold shower and a hot pot of coffee. For one brief, sweet moment, the third day blew their way, when Stuart Thompson bowled Olly Stone with the first ball of the morning. The wind was with them then, when Thompson leapt into his teammates’ embrace, and they beat back to the pavilion to ready themsel
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