Duckett and Ollie Pope (66 not out) added 92 runs in 14 overs to take England to 244-1 at the end of the first hour's play on Friday in reply to Ireland's 152 all out.
BEN DUCKETT marked his first Test innings on home soil with a hundred at Lord’s on Friday as England surged into a first-innings lead in their Ashes warm-up against Ireland.
It had taken the 28-year-old left-hander just 106 balls to reach the landmark, with his century also including 14 fours.Duckett and Ollie Pope added 92 runs in 14 overs to take England to 244-1 at the end of the first hour’s play on Friday in reply to Ireland’s 152 all out. An Ireland attack lacking genuine speed presented few problems on a good pitch for the second-wicket duo as England made short work of overhauling the tourists’ total.
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