Fantasy: Fast bowlers to decide fate at Lord's once again?

Fantasy

Venue :  Lord's, London

Average first innings score in last three years: 260

25% of the games have been won by team batting first

Pacers have picked 93.8% of the wickets to fall here. Spinners have picked 6.2% of the wickets.

*all data from last 3 years

Team News

England have announced their XI for this Test. Josh Tongue will make his Test debut while James Anderson and Ollie Robinson have been rested given the long summer they have ahead of them. While Ireland have not announced their XI, we could see a few debuts at Lord's.

Suggested teams

While you could go for the above team, you can also choose your team from Cricket.com’s Fantasy Research Centre. You can use this tool to build your team with the help of algorithms. Then, based on your preferences, the platform will guide you through creating the ideal fantasy XI.

In-form Players Captain

In-form Players Vice Captain

Check out all our Fantasy Stats for the recent fantasy performance of all players set to be involved in the game.

Horses for courses

Top Run scorers at this venue

The above graphic tells you the top batters at the venue in the past three years. Click here to check the full list categorized on different parameters - runs, strike-rate, batting average etc.

Top wicket takers at this venue

The above graphic tells you the top bowlers at the venue in the past three years. Click here to check the full list categorized on different parameters - wickets taken, bowling average, bowling economy etc.

Grand League Punts

22-year-old Thomas Mayes impressed in Ireland's first-class game against Essex, that saw him pick up seven wickets on debut, that saw his side win by 10 wickets. It will not be surprising to see Ireland throw him in the deep end and give him a Test debut to potentially bowl alongside Mark Adair and Graham Hume.

Another debutant in the match Josh Tongue has picked up 11 wickets at 41.45 for Worecstershire, which includes the wicket of Steven Smith, who is currently playing for Sussex. Tongue was also recently part of the England Lions' tour of Sri Lanka that saw him notch up eight wickets at 19.12, incuding figures of 5 for 76 in his only unofficial Test of the tour. He could very well be a wildcard pick. 

Probable XIs

England (confirmed XI): Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Jack Leach, Stuart Broad, Matthew Potts, Josh Tongue

Ireland: James McCollum, Peter Moor, Andy Balbirnie, Harry Tector, Paul Stirling, Curtis Campher, Lorcan Tucker, Andy McBrine, Mark Adair, Graham Hume, Craig Young