Former captain Michael Vaughan labelled England an "embarrassment" after they were dismissed for 85 before lunch on the first day of their one-off Test against Ireland.
England won the toss yet were unable to cope with the early movement as Tim Murtagh took 5-13 at Lord's, where the seamer has long been a mainstay for county side Middlesex.
Ireland, in just their third Test, were dismissed for 207, with England ending Wednesday's opening day on 0-0, a deficit of 122 runs.
"When the ball does anything you shut your eyes and hope England get through it," Vaughan told Test Match Special.
"There were some good balls but there was also some timid play and poor strokes."
"You wouldn't want to have third-day Test tickets for the Ashes."
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