England's World Cup honeymoon was gatecrashed in sensational fashion as Ireland skittled their hosts for a calamitous 85 before taking an 122-run first innings' lead at Lord's.
Just 10 days after their greatest achievement in one-day cricket, England were back at the scene of the triumph to face their neighbours for the first time in the Test arena, an occasion that immediately brought them crashing down to earth. Tim Murtagh, the 37-year-old Middlesex seamer who has spent a dozen years honing his craft at the home of cricket, led the Irish charge with a stunning return of five for 13 while Mark Adair and one-time England bowler Boyd Rankin shared the remaining scalps.
Andrew Balbirnie then passed 50 in response before debutant Olly Stone and Sam Curran took three wickets apiece to eventually dismiss the visitors for 207 on a day where 20 wickets fell.
Captain William Porterfield has urged Ireland to make the most of their moment in the spotlight when their four-day Test against England begins on Wednesday.
It is only Ireland's third red-ball match since they were given full Test member status two years ago and their first at Lord's.
"Obviously we've got a few World Cups under our belts, little things like that, but getting to Test cricket and getting the opportunity to play here at the home of cricket is a pretty special thing," said Porterfield.
"It's 11 guys guys against 11 guys. It's bat against ball. You take the names out of it and take each delivery as it comes.
"It's easy and saying that and we know we're playing against some very good players, but it's a simple process as much as anything
"It's a mental test as much as anything, there is a lot of county cricket and four-day first-class experience within the side so we have all that to draw on."
Full teams
England XI: Jason Roy, Rory Burns,Joe Denly, Joe Root (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Sam Curran, Jack Leach, Stuart Broad, Olly Stone.
Ireland XI: William Porterfield (c), Paul Stirling, Andy Balbirnie, James McCollum, Kevin O'Brien, Gary Wilson (wk), Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Stuart Thompson, Boyd Rankin, Tim Murtagh.
Roy was a key part of England's World Cup success and will be given the opportunity to translate his success to the longer format at Lord's, partnering Surrey colleague Rory Burns as the search for a successful opening pair continues.
Captain Joe Root said at a pre-match press conference: "With Jason, we want him to be himself, express himself and trust his instincts as much as possible.
"He brings something different to our Test batting side, he's a proven performer in international cricket and fully capable of making big contributions.
"I hope he doesn't try to play differently, I hope he'll go and be himself."
Boyd Rankin played one Test in the 2013-14 Ashes and becomes the first player to line up for and against England since the Nawab of Pataudi in 1946.
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