Ireland vs England स्कोरकार्ड, Only Test, England vs Ireland 2019

England and Ireland are set to meet in a Test match for the very first time; this will only be Ireland's third fixture in this format.

Ireland will be attempting to register their first victory in a Test match; their current record stands at two defeats in this form of the game, losing by five wickets to Pakistan in May 2018 before suffering a seven-wicket defeat to Afghanistan in March 2019.

England tasted defeat in their only Test series so far in 2019; they suffered a 1-2 loss in the Caribbean to the Windies across the opening two months of this calendar year.

England have logged wins in nine of their last 12 Test matches in England (L3); in fact, they have not lost a home Test series since 2014 (v Sri Lanka).

England have claimed victory in three of their last four Test outings at Lord's (L1); they could only manage one win in six there immediately before this current run (D2 L3).

None of England's last 18 Test matches to have been played in England have ended in a draw; the last such fixture occurred over three years ago against Sri Lanka (June 2016).

Chris Woakes (England) registered his only Test century to date when his side last played at Lord's, posting an unbeaten 137 against India there in August 2018; only once before has someone managed to register a higher score as a number seven at the famous venue (Flintoff's 142 v South Africa, 2003).

James Anderson (England) has picked up nine wickets in two of his last three Test appearances at Lord's; taking match figures of 9/73 versus West Indies (2017) and 9/43 against India last summer.

Only two men averaged over 37 in home Test matches for England in 2018; Chris Woakes (55.3, four innings) and Jos Buttler (46.4, 12 innings).

Kevin O'Brien has recorded 226 runs across his four Test knocks to date, 135 more than any other batsman for Ireland in this format; his 118 versus Pakistan in 2018 is the only century currently registered by an Ireland player.