England win the toss and decide to bat - Marcus Trescothick opens and notches his first boundary in the third over
Irish born Ed Joyce makes his England debut at number two and begins in guarded fashion hoping to avoid a duck
The new man makes only 10 before being joined in the pavilion by captain Andrew Strauss who makes just four
Paul Collingwood becomes the third man out when Trent Johnston pulls off a superb diving catch at cover
Ian Bell joins Trescothick at the crease and they set about building a large partnership to frustrate the hosts
The pair put on 141 for the fourth wicket before the opener is eventually unseated for 113 by John Mooney
Bell departs for 80 in the 46th over leaving the remaining batsmen to take England to a total of 301-7
In reply, Ireland lose the early wicket of Dominick Joyce before Sajid Mahmood gets the better of Jeremy Bray
Strauss offers debutant Glenn Chapple some encouragement as Andre Botha starts to look threatening
Botha puts on 58 for the with Kyle McCallen before Harmison tempts the latter to edge one to Geraint Jones
The wicket sparks a mini collapse as Collingwood claims two and Harmison lands his third in the space of four overs
England struggle to polish off the tail, but Jamie Dalrymple takes his first wicket to round-off a 38-run victory
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Trescothick pleased with partnership
