England warmed up for the one-day series against Sri Lanka with a 38-run win over Ireland in the inaugural match between the two sides at Stormont.

Marcus Trescothick (113) and Ian Bell (80) put on 142 in 28 overs to take England to a total of 301-8.

The hosts finished on a creditable 263-9, Steve Harmison taking 3-57.

For Ireland, medium-pacers Dave Langford-Smith and John Mooney each took three wickets and South African-born Andre Botha hit 52.

OVER-BY-OVER UPDATES

ENGLAND WON BY 38 RUNS

50th over: Short ones from Harmison to Paul Mooney are fended just wide of Jones down the leg-side and short of the cover fielder and the brothers remain undefeated.
Ireland 263-9

49th over: John Mooney chips Plunkett back over his head for two to record the Irish 250 and England are unable to polish off the innings.
Ireland 254-9

48th over: Harmison tries some slower deliveries but cannot break the partnership.
Ireland 249-9

47th over: The left-handed John Mooney glances Plunkett for four and the brothers take their final wicket stand to double figures.
Ireland 245-9

46th over WICKET: Ireland 235-9 (Langford-Smith 12) Langford-Smith top-edges a sweep against Dalrymple that falls between the fielders, but he is beaten in the flight attempting an almighty swipe and is neatly stumped by Jones.

45th over: John Mooney carves Bell for a towering six over wide mid-on and then gets an inside edge past the stumps for two.
Ireland 225-8

44th over: Dalrymple is unfortunate with an lbw appeal against Langford-Smith that umpire Hair rejects.
Ireland 214-8

43rd over WICKET: Ireland 210-8 (White 40) Bell strikes again in the same over as Jones takes a sharp low chance behind the stumps.

43rd over WICKET: Ireland 209-7 (O'Brien 35) A promising innings from O'Brien ends when he sweeps the perservering gentle medium pace of Bell straight to Plunkett at backward square-leg.

42nd over: White uses the reverse sweep again for a single, allowing O'Brien to shovel one over midwicket for four.
Ireland 207-6

41st over: O'Brien gives himself room to crack Bell through the covers for four, White is dropped by Plunkett off a no-ball and then brings up the 200 with a cut for four.
Ireland 200-6

40th over: A reverse sweep from White off Dalrymple goes to deep square-leg for a single and brings up the fifty stand in 63 balls.
Ireland 185-6

39th over: White lashes Bell off the front foot, and with no slip in place and Jones up to the stumps, it skews away safely for four.
Ireland 183-6

38th over: The gangly Harmison fails to stop a low one at mid-on cleanly, and O'Brien picks up four when he guides Plunkett through backward point, before keeping out a yorker and picking up a single.
Ireland 175-6

37th over: Bell is introduced with the injured Collingwood being treated off the field, and makes a steady start.
Ireland 167-6

36th over: Plunkett is brought back and produces a tidy over, beating the edge of White with the final ball as the game continues to peter, although the crowd remain in good fettle.
Ireland 164-6

35th over: Substitute fielder Loudon almost allows a ball through for four, but White soon does pick up a boundary when he slog sweeps Dalrymple over midwicket.
Ireland 163-6

34th over: Mahmood returns and produces a swift bouncer, but is unable to break the seventh-wicket partnnership.
Ireland 156-6

33rd over: White demonstrates the reverse sweep against Dalrymple and it brings him four into the gap.
Ireland 154-6

32nd over: Harmison has some warm late afternoon sun on his back as he runs in to ruffle White with an awkward short one that moves in and catches the batsman on the arm guard, but the next one is driven superbly to the cover boundary, before another drinks break.
Ireland 146-6

31st over: Dalrymple returns and spins one in appreciably, but cannot repeat it and is played out comfortably.
Ireland 141-6

30th over: O'Brien clips Harmison away for two, and another wide takes the extras to 30, the second top score of the innings.
Ireland 139-6

29th over WICKET Ireland 135-6: (Botha 52) A well-disguised slower ball out of the back of the hand from the wily Collingwood defeats Botha's advance down the wicket and clips the top of the bails.
Ireland 135-6

28th over WICKET: Ireland 127-5 (Johnston 5) Johnston fails to get on top of fast, rising ball from Harmison and offers a gentle catch to the trusty hands of Collingwood in his customary backward point position, but two wides take extras to 28 and White pushes down the ground for three.
Ireland 132-5

27th over WICKET: Ireland 121-4 (Gillespie 0) Aided by a fumble from stand-in skipper Strauss, Botha completes fifty from 85 balls but Gillespie is totally deceived by a Collingwood slower ball and drives straight to cover, although Johnston drives his first ball confidently for four.
Ireland 127-4

26th over WICKET: Ireland 118-3 (McCallan 24) Harmison returns and gets it right, a rapid full length delivery edged by McCallan as he backs away slightly, and Jones takes a neat catch.
Ireland 118-3

25th over: Still troubled by his thigh injury, Collingwood sends down a steady over, putting in a series of slower deliveries.
Ireland 116-2

24th over: McCallan employs the reverse sweep against Dalrymple, it hits the glove and loops away for four, bringing up the fifty stand in 75 balls.
Ireland 113-2

23rd over: Collingwood, flexing his thigh muscle between deliveries, forces a leading edge from Botha, but it spoons to safety between the fielders and lands at deep mid-off.
Ireland 105-2

22nd over: Dalrymple's first over is tidy enough but there is little sign of spin.
Ireland 99-2

21st over: Collingwood replaces Plunkett, begins with a leg-side wide and is driven over mid-on for four by Botha.
Ireland 96-2

20th over: Botha is fortunate when an edge to a good one from Mahmood bisects keeper Jones and solitary wide slip, and again when he gives up on the chase for a quick single, only for Dalrymple's throw to bounce over the stumps.
Ireland 89-2

19th over: Some width from Plunkett and McCallan lashes the ball to the square cover boundary, while another drive falls a fraction short of the diving Dalrymple at cover.
Ireland 81-2

18th over: Mahmood causes problems for McCallan, pushing him back with a series of short deliveries, then slipping in a slower ball that catches the pad, but is just sliding down the leg-side.
Ireland 75-2

17th over: With a very defensive field, only one wide slip close to the bat, Plunkett appeals for lbw against Botha but Bermudan umpire Dill is correctly unimpressed.
Ireland 74-2

16th over: The inventive Mahmood almost ousts Botha, defeating him completely with a slower ball out of the back of the hand that bounces fractionally over the stumps, just a no-ball coming from the over, before drinks come on to the field.
Ireland 71-2

15th over: Watched by Matthew Hoggard, who is surrounded by enthusiastic young fans in the stands, Plunkett continues to bowl a steady line, but Botha finds the gap with a push through cover for three, prompting a chant of "Are you Scotland in disguise" from the boisterous area of locals.
Ireland 70-2

14th over: Mahmood pins McCallan on the crease but umpire Hair decides it is heading down the leg-side.
Ireland 67-2

13th over: Plunkett nips one back through the gate against McCallan, but the batsman survives.
Ireland 64-2

12th over WICKET: Ireland 60-2 (Bray 22) Relief for England as Bray falls to Mahmood's slower ball, which he cuts low to the safe hands of Collingwood at backward point, and Botha is almost run out as McCallan pushes a quick single, Bell's throw missing by a whisker.
Ireland 63-2

11th over: The vociferous section of the crowd treat Plunkett to a rendition of "You're not very good" to the tune of "Knees up Mother Brown"
Ireland 60-1

10th over: Mahmood replaces county colleague Chapple but is soon driven smoothly down the ground for four by Bray, who moves to 22.
Ireland 58-1

9th over: Plunkett replaces Harmison but his opening ball is laced to the square cover boundary by Bray, who just manages to chop down on a yorker for a single, allowing Botha to send a square drive searing to the boundary.
Ireland 52-1

8th over: Chapple unsettles the Bray with a short one but Botha pulls him over midwicket for four.
Ireland 43-1

7th over: No wides from Harmison but a no-ball and after seven overs Ireland have the same score as England at the same stage.
Ireland 37-1

6th over: Just two singles from the over as Chapple continues to bowl a tidy line and length.
Ireland 32-1

5th over: Harmison's radar continues to malfunction with successive wides, but he races in and is clocked at 92mph, although he cannot get past Botha or Bray.
Ireland 30-1

4th over: Chapple is cut away to the boundary by Bray, to cheers from the crowd, a section of which have clearly been fuelled by some half-time refreshment from the beer tent.
Ireland 25-1

3rd over: Botha cuts a loose one from Harmison for Ireland's first boundary off the bat, and another barely pitches on the cut strip, Jones taking the ball in front of second slip, although the giant paceman then beats the bat twice with some excellent deliveries.
Ireland 21-1

2nd over: Chapple shares the new ball and concedes only two quick singles in an accurate opening over.
Ireland 12-1

1st over WICKET: Ireland 10-1 (Joyce 0) After two wides race away down the leg-side past the helpless Jones for four, Harmison unsettles Joyce with a short one that he chops on.
Ireland 10-1

1459: Dominick Joyce strides out to open the Ireland innings with Bray against Steve Harmison.

INNINGS BREAK:

50th over: John Mooney begins the final over with the highest ball of the match, which the keeper takes above his head height, and a wild full toss with the final delivery is helped round for four by Jones to bring up the 300.
England 301-7

49th over WICKET: England 285-7 (Chapple 14) Another debutant, Chapple, delights the crowd by dispatching Langford-Smith for four and a six (nonchalantly caught by a security guard) in successive balls, but tries a caribbean-style square drive leaning back and is brilliantly caught, although Jones works the final ball through midwicket for four.
England 291-7

48th over: Paul Mooney's attempted slower ball is waist high full toss that Jones hooks for four, but the next one works and deceives the batsman.
England 275-6

47th over WICKET: England 264-6 (Dalrymple 17) Dalrymple's enterprising innings ends in ungainly fashion with a top-edged hook to fine-leg which Paul Mooney clutches a shade awkwardly.
England 268-6

46th over WICKET: England 258-5 (Bell 80) Bell tries to whip Mooney through mid-wicket but hits it straight to the fielder, the resurgent Mooney with 2-16 from his second spell of three overs.
England 262-545th over: Dalrymple's positive start continues with a fearsome flat-batted drive for two, while Bell is content to nudge the final ball for a single to keep the strike.
England 258-4

44th over: Bell reaches 76, his highest ODI score, and scampers through for two from the final ball from John Mooney, also dubbed "dog" by the keeper, perhaps an endearing familial term.
England 251-4

43rd over: Debutant Dalrymple nudges the returning Langford-Smith off his hip for two from his first ball, races through for another brace with a similar stroke, and a thick edge brings him two more.
England 244-4

42nd over WICKET: England 234-4 (Trescothick 113) Trescothick tries to launch John Mooney out of the ground with an agricultural swipe, and succeeds only in finding Mooney's brother Paul at wide long-on.
England 235-4

41st over: Another well struck lofted drive from Bell pierces the boundary fielders and brings him four more, and Trescothick collects four in the most fortuitous fashion when he backs away and edges past the keeper.
England 230-3

40th over: A wide one from O'Brien with his slower ball and Bell thumps it over cover, Botha just unable to cut it off this time sliding across the boundary, and the four takes the Warwickshire batsman to 60.
England 217-3

39th over: Bell hits Johnston fluently through the covers but it is smoothly fielded on the boundary and that restricts him to two.
England 210-3

38th over: A lofted straight drive brings Bell his third ODI fifty from 77 balls and brings up the 200.
England 202-3

37th over: Bell adopts a more adventurous approach against Johnston, edging one through the vacant slip area for four and skewing a square drive for three, which allows Trescothick to push the single he needs for his 11th ODI century.
England 197-3

36th over: Aside from a leg-side wide from O'Brien, only a Bell single is scored.
England 189-3

35th over: Trescothick mis-times a cut off his 100th delivery and can only pick up a single to reach 99, while Bell pinches the bowling with a aerial drive that is safe as mid-off is three-quarters of the way back.
England 187-3

34th over: O'Brien fires one so wide that the ball crashes into keeper Bray's wrist as he dives full length up to the stumps, and with conditions now rather overcast, drinks come on to the field.
England 184-3

33rd over: Trescothick hits the first boundary for 17 overs with a lofted straight drive to the returning Johnston that lands just inside the ropes, and collects a single to move to 98, before being fortunate not to get a touch with a late cut.
England 182-3

32nd over: The calm Bell clips two more, but is squared up by O'Brien and fortunate to get a leading edge for a single.
England 176-3

31st over: Bell continues to lay a solid foundation with a well placed two between cover fielders and nudging singles, while Trescothick comes down the wicket to spinner McCallan's final ball, but pushes quietly for just one.
England 171-3

30th over: O'Brien returns and Bell pushes through for two with a back-foot push, Trescothick's forceful drive hauled in by Mooney in the deep and only worth two.
England 165-3

29th over: The sweep shot is employed by both players, but the majority of fielders are placed around the boundary and cut off any chance of a boundary, the crowd noticeably hushed in this quiet passage of play.
England 158-3

28th over: Both batsmen fail to properly time pull shots at the persistent Mooney, and it is now 12 overs without a boundary.
England 155-3

27th over: Mooney hurls himself at backward point to limit Trescothick's late cut to just a single, the Irish looking alert and intrepid in the field.
England 152-3

26th over: The nagging Mooney, bizarrely termed "dog" by the keeper standing up to the stumps, is denied an lbw shout when Trescothick gets an inside edge into the pad.
England 148-3

25th over: The fifty partnership is recorded in 11 overs.
England 143-3

24th over: Bell patiently guides Mooney for two as England seek to consolidate with not a great deal of batting to come.
England 138-3

23rd over: McCallan, who once dismissed Brian Lara, is brought on for the first over of spin, but Trescothick glances him off his pads for three.
England 134-3

22nd over: The younger Mooney produces another steady over, Bell denied a boundary when his fluent cover drive is well stopped by Johnston.
England 126-3

21st over: Langford-Smith surprises Bell with a short one that is fended away off the glove but the batsmen nudge two singles each.
England 122-3

20th over: The pattern is repeated in Paul Mooney's opening over as Trescothick gets a single from the second ball and Bell plays out the remaining four balls defensively.
England 118-3

19th over: Langford-Smith returns with an accurate over, as Bell plays out the final four deliveries watchfully.
England 117-3

18th over: Another wide from Mooney but he recovers to bowl a respectable over as Bell defends, although his five overs have cost 46 runs, something he will be all too well aware of as drinks are taken.
England 116-3

17th over: O'Brien sends down another wide, as extras increase to 21, with Trescothick pushing two to the man now stationed on the cover boundary and moving to 63.
England 112-3

16th over: Mooney's misfortune continues as Trescothick gets an inside edge just past the stumps for four more, and new man Bell edges wide of the solitary slip for another streaky boundary.
England 106-3

15th over: Trescothick guides two through the gully to complete his 21st ODI fifty from 41 balls.
England 95-3

14th over WICKET: England 93-3 (Collingwood 10) Collingwood falls to a superb diving catch at cover, having earlier pulled the erratic Mooney for four, umpire Hair calling wide to one delivery then choosing to ignore another one clearly too far down the leg-side.
England 93-3

13th over: Another uppish drive from Trescothick just evades the fielder at square cover.
England 82-2

12th over: Having been driven square to the boundary by Trescothick, Mooney gets the radar wrong again with successive wides down the leg-side, one of which goes to the fence.
England 78-2

11th over: WICKET England 60-2 (Strauss 4) Kevin O'Brien, a rotund, flame-haired gentle medium pacer takes a wicket with his first ball as Strauss pulls a rank long hop straight to square-leg, but new man Collingwood works the ball expertly for two threes.
England 68-2

10th over: John Mooney replaces Langford-Smith and strays down the leg-side, allowing Trescothick to clip his sixth boundary, another leg-glance is edged and falls short of the keeper, while a wayward over is completed by a waist high full toss that Trescothick whips for four more.
England 60-1

9th over: After playing out 10 dot balls, Strauss gets off the mark in style with a clip off his legs through mid-wicket for four, the only scoring stroke of the over.
England 49-1

8th over: The run of dot balls is ended by a trademark Trescothick drive, and the big left-hander steps down the wicket to push the next ball past mid-off for four more.England 45-1

7th over: Johnston beats Strauss outside the off-stump and records a maiden.
England 37-1

6th over WICKET: England 37-1 (Joyce 9) Having edged one through the slips for four, Joyce's first innings for England ends when he top edges a pull at Langford-Smith and the skier is taken at square-leg, to the delight of the crowd. England 37-1

5th over: Trescothick clips Johnston off his toes for four then guides the next one on the other side of the wicket for four more.
England 31-0

4th over: Joyce collects his first boundary with a Strauss-like pull over mid-on, then charges down the wicket and makes no contact, while new partner Trescothick is fortunate when he is sent back and the throw misses the target.
England 20-0

3rd over: After a hesitant start, Trescothick hits the final ball of the over gloriously through the covers for the first boundary off the bat.
England 16-0

2nd over: Ed Joyce, the Irishman playing for England against his brother, is surprised by a bouncer from stocky Australian-born Dave Langford-Smith, called a no-ball for passing over head height, but tucks one away for his first runs.
England 9-0

1st over: Skipper Trent Johnston, a balding Australian, takes the first over and after a series of deliveries down the leg-side which result in leg-byes he beats Trescothick outside the off-stump.
England 6-0