BEN STOKES staged a heroic one man stand to lead England to a historic Ashes comeback – and Jack Leach sat back, polished his glasses and shared the spoils. So England have options or problems, depending on your mood. England lead by 181 runs with one wicket remaining. You just take it one ball at a time, one ball at a time.". 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"We'll have to think about that at the end of the game and reflect upon things but, for now, we're just thinking about tomorrow and we're confident we've got a chance in this game. Get latest scores and headlines sent straight to your phone, sign-up to our newsletter and learn where to find us on online. It's time to get into cricket. Despite spending most of his career as a tailender, Leach has worked hard on his batting over the past three years in particular, revealing in interviews with BBC Somerset that he had been focusing on improvement since becoming an England contender. 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Babar Azam's imperious 115 vaults Pakistan to 305. Unfortunately the batsman concerned was not Rory Burns but Jack Leach, No 11 in the first innings, No 1 in the second. Denly had no chance of returning to safety. 46. After England were rolled out for 85 in the first innings and then crumbled from a position of strength second time around, Leach was asked whether some of the players are suffering from mental fatigue following the World Cup win. Somerset spinner Jack Leach has hit a remarkable innings of 92 in his fifth Test match, defying his lowly career average and boosting England hopes of beating Ireland at Lord's. Leach's achievement at Lord's was all the more remarkable having not reached double-figures in his 19 previous innings, going back to that Pallekele Test. A lot more technique than Rory Burns, who permanently chases wide balls with 'nothing' shots. Well played Jack Leach, you showed some of the alleged superstars how to play a test match innings. 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We've definitely given ourselves a chance in the game, we've talked upstairs, and we feel we've definitely got a chance so we're going to have to bowl well second innings but we're in with a chance.". Although he fell short of getting his name on the Lord's honours board, Leach was roundly applauded from the pitch after helping to erase England's 122-run deficit and give them a chance in the Test after being bowled out for 85 in the first innings. 'I was telling myself not to think about it' - Jack Leach on making 92 as a nightwatchman. This was only his second innings opening the batting in first-class cricket, and the first had also come in a Test - against Sri Lanka in Pallekele last winter. While the game remains in the balance - if anything, it is weighed in Ireland's favour - Leach's innings and a half-century for Roy were positives for Joe Root's side. Jack Leach batting heroics give England a chance on another tough day against Ireland The nightwatchman hit 92 - falling just eight runs short of an historic Test century at Lord's Share The assumption was that order was now restored and the only imponderable was the margin of England’s victory. Jack Leach said that he told Ben Stokes he would trade his innings of 92 against Ireland for a single run in England's remarkable fourth-innings chase of 356 to win the third Ashes Test at Headingley. "It's harder to do that in the 90s and I know now that the nervous 90s are definitely a thing. I thought: 'have a bit of faith! "Tomorrow is a big day for the whole team," he said. Just because a tailender scores 92 and gets the score up to 300, doesn't mean England's batting is fine, Sibley Foakes Archer in Bairstow Denly Moeen out, (Balbirnie 55; Curran 3-28, Stone 3-29, Broad 3-52), England collapse again despite Leach 92 - report & analysis, Fit-again Archer a step closer to Ashes debut. Speaking to Sky Sports afterwards, Leach was proud but crestfallen at getting so close to an extraordinary slice of Lord's history. Bloody hero. Pity none of them took it in. I think it was best he stayed at home in the cool.". Leach entered the nervous nineties for the first time in his career; he had benefited from one blemish when dropped by Gary Wilson on 72. That said, Ireland would deserve the win and you can't be bowled out for 85 on day one and expect to win test matches. Once Roy had driven carelessly at Stuart Thompson on 72 Ireland managed to find a way back into the game with some generous assistance from their opponents. Last summer he was hit on the helmet by a delivery from Morne Morkel which left him suffering from concussion and there were concerns his confidence had been seriously diminished as a result. At times, Stokes refused to watch at the non-striker's end, and Leach laughed that his partner had "put me off a little bit". If you are out of form,how many tests should you get to sort yourself out before you get dropped ? He had a fitness test on Thursday at Hove during which he bowled “pain free” at his Sussex teammate Chris Jordan. Jack Leach says England will "keep believing" that they can win the one-off Test against Ireland following his unlikely 92 as nightwatchman. Now Joe Root, who had been becalmed, had an aberration. I felt nervous. Leach told Sky Sports. Jack Leach's maiden Test fifty took plenty by surprise. The consequence was that Denly departed for 10 and was immediately guaranteed his place in the team at Edgbaston after a dismissal wholly attributable to his captain. "I did quite a bit with [then Somerset coach] Matt Maynard on my power-hitting, because I feel like that's a big area to improve on if I want to get myself into the white-ball teams for one-day cricket and T20 cricket, and that went quite well over the winter. So history still beckons for the visitors and humiliation hovers for the hosts, especially since England seemed to have batted themselves out of trouble via a most unexpected source, only to subside later in the most stifling of conditions for the fielding side. To be part of that at the end was an incredible feeling. For all its merit, Leach’s heroics are unlikely to see him retain his place in the side next week at Edgbaston. Leach said shortly after that innings. Opening the batting on Wednesday evening as nightwatchman, with England 122 runs behind after the first innings, 28-year-old Leach shared a sizeable partnership with Surrey's Jason Roy. Analysis and opinion from the BBC's cricket correspondent. Jaydev Unadkat and Tymal Mills were million-dollar buys in the IPL.