Summary Willey took four early wickets as Ireland slumped to 28-5 after losing the toss.
SOUTHAMPTON (AFP) - David Willey marked his return to England duty with a maiden five-wicket one-day international haul after sparking an Ireland collapse as white-ball cricket resumed Thursday following the coronavirus lockdown.
The left-arm paceman was appearing in his first ODI since being left out of England s World Cup-winning squad for Jofra Archer.
Willey responded by taking 5-30 from 8.4 overs as Ireland were dismissed for just 172 in the first of a three-match series that launches the new World Cup Super League to determine qualification for the 2023 50-over showpiece in India.
Willey took four early wickets as Ireland slumped to 28-5 after losing the toss.
Campher fifty
But Curtis Campher held firm with an unbeaten 59 on debut. Together with Andy McBrine (40) he shared a stand of 66 after Ireland were in danger of being dismissed for under 100 at 79-7.
Willey struck with just the fourth ball of the match when Paul Stirling chipped him to England captain Eoin Morgan at midwicket. And Ireland were 7-2 when skipper Andy Balbirnie was caught behind driving at Willey.
Gareth Delany hit five fours in his 22 before he struck Willey straight to backward point. Next ball, the 30-year-old Willey, the son of former England batsman and umpire David Willey, had Lorcan Tucker lbw for a duck on review to leave Ireland 28-5.
Kevin O Brien, whose stunning century set up a remarkable Ireland win over England during the 2011 World Cup in Bangalore, made 22 before he holed out off leg-spinner Adil Rashid.
The 21-year-old Campher toured England with South Africa Under-19s two years ago before deciding to take advantage of his mother s Irish passport. His fifty came off 103 balls.
McBrine, who hit off-spinner Moeen Ali for six, pulled Tom Curran to deep square leg before Willey ended the innings with more than five overs remaining, dismissing last man Craig Young.
Willey s return was his best in 47 ODIs, surpassing his 4-34 against Sri Lanka in Cardiff in 2016. As happened before each of the recent England-West Indies Tests, players from both sides took a knee before play in support of the Black Lives Matter campaign.
The match is England s first home ODI since beating New Zealand in last year s World Cup final at Lord s. England s red and white-ball fixtures are overlapping in a season cut short by the COVID-19 outbreak and they are maintaining two separate squads, meaning several World Cup winners including Joe Root, Ben Stokes and Archer won t feature against Ireland.
