Tongue impresses and England’s changing seam bowling pecking order: takeaways from England’s comprehensive win over Ireland

England made it 11 wins out of 13 under Ben Stokes’ full-time captaincy with a comprehensive 10-wicket win over Ireland at Lord’s, their last Test before the 2023 Ashes.

Here are four takeaways from England’s dominant performance:

Tongue passes Ashes audition

Josh Tongue was a surprise debutant for England and impressed in what was effectively an Ashes audition for the Worcestershire seamer. He bowled fast, long spells, occasionally touching 90mph, and deservedly picked up a second innings five-wicket haul after going wicketless in the first innings. His skipper Stokes was impressed with what he saw. After play on day three, Stokes said: “I told him the role that I saw him playing in this team as our third seamer, and used him in a way to get different types of spells out of one bowler. His first spell, he came on

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