Ireland consolidated their position by making 207 for a first-innings lead of 122.
Ireland have made terrific progress against England at Lord’s on the first morning of the four-day Test match, courtesy Tim Murtagh who unravelled the home team’s innings in a crippling spell of 5/13. Murtagh, who will turn 38 next month, used all his experience of playing at Lord’s for Middlesex to produce sharp seam movement...
For Ireland, Mark Adair received his first Test cap.
Ireland never looked likely to threaten Afghanistan's total despite Paul Stirling's 56-ball half century – his fourth successive score of 50 or more.
Mark Adair was their chief tormentor with figures of 4/19, while Boyd Rankin took 3/40.
George Dockrell made his debut for Ireland in 2010 as an 18-year-old.