Ireland v England: first men’s T20 cricket international – live

Over-by-over report of Twenty20 international in Dublin

Taha Hashim on Ireland’s near-empty summer of cricket

If I may borrow a phrase from Michael Holding, pace is pace. And this is a cracking piece from Jim Wallace on what it’s like when bowling 90mph+ feels like the easiest thing in the world.

It’s 23 October 2003 – no, really, it is! – and England’s inaugural Test match against Bangladesh is becoming a bit of struggle. After dominating the first two days, they slip from 137 for 0 to 295 all out, with Marcus Trescothick thwacking 111 and Graham Thorpe* batting almost four hours for a skilful 64. “A pretty sorry first-innings effort” is the verdict of Dan Rookwood on the Guardian OBO.