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    "editor1": "<p><strong>London, July 24:<\/strong>&nbsp;England skipper Joe Root on Wednesday won the toss and elected to bat first in the lone four-day Test against Ireland at Lord&#39;s.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Opener Jason Roy and seamer Olly Stone are making their Test debut for England. On the other hand, Ireland&#39;s Boyd Rankin will be the first player in over seven decades to play Test cricket for and against England.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Looks dry underneath,&quot; said Root about the pitch after winning the toss. &quot;Hopefully we can get ourselves in and make a big score. We need to find that formula we played in St Lucia, set those foundations early, a great opportunity today.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We&#39;ll look to make inroads in the first hour and take it from there,&quot; said Ireland captain William Porterfield.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Playing XIs: England: Rory Burns, Jason Roy, Joe Denly, Joe Root(c), Jonny Bairstow(w), Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Olly Stone, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ireland: William Porterfield(c), Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, James McCollum, Kevin O Brien, Gary Wilson(w), Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Stuart Thompson, Boyd Rankin, Tim Murtagh<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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