England captain Joe Root won the toss and chose to bat first against Ireland in their one-off Test starting on Wednesday at Lord's.
The Test fixture against Ireland will prove to be a good opportunity for England to prepare its squad before the upcoming Ashes tour.
England, fresh off their maiden World Cup win, are favourites to win against neighbouring Ireland int he four-day match.
Jason Roy will make his Test debut for England and hope to replicate his good showing in the World Cup. Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Jos Buttler have been rested. James Anderson has been ruled out due to injury.
Ireland will be playing their thirs Test. They lost the Test matches played against Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2018. The Irish would be looking to make some kind of impact against one of the top Test-playing nations in cricket.
Teams (Playing XI):
England: Rory Burns, Jason Roy, Joe Denly, Joe Root (captain), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Olly Stone, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach.
Ireland: William Porterfield (captain), Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, James McCollum, Kevin O'Brien, Gary Wilson (wk), Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Stuart Thompson, Boyd Rankin, Tim Murtagh.