England captain Joe Root won the toss and chose to bat first against Ireland in their one-off Test at Lord's on Wednesday.
The Test fixture against Ireland will prove to be a good opportunity for England to prepare its squad before the upcoming Ashes tour.
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.
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