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Dublin: Unbeaten centuries from Eoin Morgan and Ravi Bopara took England to a six-wicket win over Ireland in the one-day international in Dublin.
Chasing 270 to win, England slipped to 48-4 as Tim Murtagh (3-33) ran through the top order.
But captain Morgan (124) combined with Bopara (101) for a record fifth-wicket stand of 226 to see England home with seven overs remaining.
Skipper William Porterfield earlier made 112 as Ireland posted 269-7.
That total always seemed likely to challenge a youthful England side on a slow Malahide pitch, and so it proved as the accurate Murtagh got to work.
But, when Murtagh went out of the attack, Morgan and Bopara first rebuilt with caution, then accelerated towards a victory that gives England some momentum going into the five-match one-day series against Australia, which begins at Headingley on Friday.
Handing debuts to Michael Carberry, Gary Ballance and Boyd Rankin - the pace bowler who played 37 ODIs for Ireland - England were guilty of dropped catches, sloppy ground fielding and indisciplined bowling.
They were not helped by what seemed to be an imbalanced attack, with Rankin, James Tredwell and Steven Finn - the sole player in the England side to have taken part in the Ashes win - selected as the only three frontline bowlers.
Both off-spinner Tredwell, who found turn for his 2-35, and Rankin, who claimed 4-46, impressed, but all-rounders Bopara, Ben Stokes and Luke Wright were expensive.
Rankin's late strikes included the wicket of Porterfield, who enjoyed some fortune but also played some eye-catching strokes through the off-side in his sixth one-day international hundred.
He received good support from Niall O'Brien (26), Kevin O'Brien (23) and John Mooney (27), while Ireland were also boosted by England's gift of 32 extras.
The feeling that England had lost control was compounded by the 90 runs plundered by Ireland in the final 10 overs of the innings, one of which was delivered by the occasional off-spin of Carberry.
The debut of Carberry, who dropped both Niall O'Brien and Porterfield when simple chances were offered on the leg side boundary, failed to improve when he played across the line to Trent Johnston to become the first England wicket to fall.
Then, when Murtagh removed Wright, James Taylor and Ballance, Ireland looked set for a first home ODI win over England.
Unable to adjust to the lack of pace, Wright played on, Ballance dabbed his second ball through to wicketkeeper Gary Wilson and Taylor was bowled through the gate.
At that point, England looked set for an embarrassing defeat, a repeat of the shock loss at the 2011 World Cup in India.
But Morgan, booed to the crease by some on what was his home ground as a youngster, nudged and swept his way to fifty while Bopara provided support.
After Morgan passed that milestone, the England pair went on the attack, clearing the boundary rope nine times on the way to setting the best fifth-wicket stand in ODI history.
Morgan brought up his first ton for three years with a maximum and, after the left-hander was dropped in the deep, Bopara reached his maiden ODI century by slapping George Dockrell through the covers for four.
Yet another Morgan six off the same bowler wrapped up what was ultimately a comfortable victory, masking the deficiencies of earlier in the day.
Earlier, England have won the toss and they bowl first.
Michael Carberry, Boyd Rankin and Gary Ballance are three debuts for England. Two allrounders in Ben Stokes and Luke Wright in England squad.
Teams
England: Michael Carberry, Luke Wright, James Taylor, Gary Ballance, Eoin Morgan (Captain), Ravi Bopara, Jos Buttler (wk), Ben Stokes, James Tredwell, Steven Finn, Boyd Rankin.
Ireland: Will Porterfield (Captain), Paul Stirling, Ed Joyce, Niall O'Brien (wk), Gary Wilson, Kevin O'Brien, John Mooney, Trent Johnston, George Dockrell, Tim Murtagh, Max Sorensen
Brief scores
Ireland 269/7 (Porterfield 112, Rankin 9-46)
England 274/4 (Morgan 124*, Bopara 101*, Murtagh 3-33)
Result England won by 6 wickets
MOM Eoin Morgan (England)
