DRS showed the ball sliding down the leg side and missing the stumps to give Ireland an important reprieve.Ī 45-run partnership between James McCollum and Stirling steadied the ship over the next hour of play. He was given out off the first delivery he faced after the ball struck his pad in front of middle and leg but opted for the review. In trouble at 19-3, it could have been even worse for Ireland as Paul Stirling almost became Broad’s third wicket in the over. ![]() ![]() A man had been placed at leg slip all morning and Tector rewarded the plan, flicking the ball straight to Matthew Potts. Two balls later and Harry Tector was also heading back to the pavilion. Two more wickets fell in the first half-hour of play, with Andrew Balbirnie lasting five balls before he became Broad’s second victim, hanging his bat outside off stump and nicking to Zak Crawley at second slip.
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