Salt fires England to win over Ireland as Bethell begins captaincy with a bang

Phil Salt blazed his way to 89 runs to help England chase down Ireland's imposing target of 197 and hand young Jacob Bethell a winning start on his debut as captain in the first Twenty20 international on Wednesday. The 21-year-old became England's youngest captain in any format after winning the toss on a sunny day in Malahide, opting to bowl first on a pitch that proved a batsman's paradise. Salt's fireworks display featured 10 boundaries and four sixes from just 46 balls, though he fell agonisingly short of what would have been a second consecutive century after his unbeaten 141 against South Africa last week. "I enjoyed that, it's a pretty good wicket and a good ground to bat on...