The inaugural ICC World Test Championships will start next month with traditional rivals England and Australia continuing their Ashes rivalry. And serving as an appetiser to the mouth-watering series is England's four-day Test against one of the newest members of the ICC's elite club, Ireland. Catch live score and milestones from the Lord's match here:
Toss: England captain Joe Root has won the toss and elected to bat first.
One of England's World Cup heroes, Jason Roy and Olly Stone are making their Test debuts, while Boyd Rankin becomes the first player in more 70 years to play Test for and against England. Nawab of Pataudi in 1946 was the last player to do so.
Teams
Ireland: William Porterfield (c), Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, James McCollum, Kevin O Brien, Gary Wilson (wk), Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Stuart Thompson, Boyd Rankin, Tim Murtagh
England: Rory Burns, Jason Roy, Joe Denly, Joe Root (c), Jonny Bairstow (w), Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Olly Stone, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach