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THIS IS A GRUDGE MATCH TODAY

The last time these two national teams met, 7 years ago, THAT INCIDENT occured!

When THIERRY HENRI, at that time an Fifia Ambassador for Fair Play on the pitch, put Ireland out of the World Cup Qualifiers with his INFAMOUS ... DOUBLE HANDBALL!

AND IRELAND HAS NEVER FORGIVEN OR FORGOTTEN! :-D :-D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLUxMRYJAso

48th over

Ball being dried between overs, spots visible on the cameras. England must be aware that after they've batted for (I think) 5 overs they will have to work on the Duckworth Lewis rules.

3rd umpire called in again on a suspected LBW - not out

237 - 7 bowled by Jordan

NOW FRANCE

La Marseillaise

HERE THEY ARE!

THEY ARE OUT AND THE ANTHEMS ARE PLAYING

A SOLDIERS SONG NOW

47th over

230 - 7 bowled by Woakes

THE TEAMS


REPUBLIC OF IRELAND XI

23. Darren Randolph Goalie

17. Stephen Ward, 12. Shane Duffy, 5. Richard Keogh, 2. Seamus Coleman; 8. James McCarthy, 19. Robbie Brady, 11. James McClean, 13. Jeff Hendrick, 21. Daryl Murphy, 9. Shane Long



FRANCE XI
1. Hugo Lloris Goalie

3. Patrice Evra, 21 Laurent Koscielny, 4. Adil Rami, 19. Bacary Sagna; 5. N'Golo Kante, 14. Blaise Matuidi, 15. Paul Pogba; 8. Dimitri Payet, 7. Antoine Griezmann; 9. Olivier Giroud

HERE IS THE ANTHEM OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

A SOLDIER’S SONG

We'll sing a song, a soldier's song,
With cheering rousing chorus,
As round our blazing fires we throng,
The starry heavens o'er us;
Impatient for the coming fight,
And as we wait the morning's light,
Here in the silence of the night,
We'll chant a soldier's song.


Soldiers are we
whose lives are pledged to Ireland;
Some have come
from a land beyond the wave.
Sworn to be free,
No more our ancient sire land
Shall shelter the despot or the slave.
Tonight we man the gap of danger
In Erin's cause, come woe or weal
"Mid cannons" roar and rifles peal,
We'll chant a soldier's song.

In valley green, on towering crag,
Our fathers fought before us,
And conquered 'neath the same old flag
That's proudly floating o'er us.
We're children of a fighting race,
That never yet has known disgrace,
And as we march, the foe to face,
We'll chant a soldier's song.

Here we are again for the footy :-D

While Our Cyprus Corespondent Pat is doing a sterling job with the reporting of the cricket

I will put up the Anthem for the singalong.
I don't think we have any French GR supporters here (but hand up if I am wrong) so just The Irish Anthem up next!

46th over

224 - 7 bowled by Jordan

45th over

a very close run out call for the 3rd umpire to take a look - he's out, good fielding Joe to get it to the keeper to break the stumps. Dashun Shanka goes.

215 - 7 Rashid bowling

44th over

WICKET Angelo Mathews miss hits and skies the ball, keeper Buttler runs round and he's caught. Jordan the bowler.

211 - 6

43rd over

Mathews has his 50

Rashid back. All getting through their allotted overs. Nearly a run out but fumbled by keeper Buttler, the captain of England (Morgan) not happy.

209 - 5

42nd over

200 up

203 - 5 bowled by Willey

41st over

191 - 5 bowled by Plunkett

40th over

In the last 10 overs now. Willey bowling

186 -5

39th over

Getting very dark out there.

178 - 5 bowled by Plunkett

38th over

174 - 5 bowled by Woakes

umbrellas going up :-(

Afternoon Jem, good game on by the look of it. :-) <3

37th over

WICKET Seekkuke Prasanna caught Bairstow bowled by Plunkett

172 - 5

Thanks Pat, you're star :-D <3