England pace bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings on test debut
England pace bowler JC Tongue returned with figures of five for 66 in the third innings of the just concluded test against Ireland at Lord’s to provide the 37th occasion of an England pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | F Morley | 32.0×4 | 9 | 56 | 5 | 2 | v Australia | The Oval | 06 Sep 1880 |
| 2 | CA Smith | 13.2×4 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 1 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 12 Mar 1889 |
| 3 | F Martin | 27.0×5 | 9 | 50 | 6 | 1 | v Australia | The Oval | 11 Aug 1890 |
| 4 | F Martin | 30.2×5 | 12 | 52 | 6 | 3 | v Australia | The Oval | 11 Aug 1890 |
| 5 | WH Lockwood | 45.0×5 | 11 | 101 | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Lord’s | 17 Jul 1893 |
| 6 | T Richardson | 23.4×5 | 5 | 49 | 5 | 1 | v Australia | Manchester | 24 Aug 1893 |
| 7 | T Richardson | 44.0×5 | 15 | 107 | 5 | 3 | v Australia | Manchester | 24 Aug 1893 |
| 8 | C Heseltine | 16.2×5 | 3 | 38 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 02 Mar 1896 |
| 9 | WM Bradley | 33.0×5 | 13 | 67 | 5 | 2 | v Australia | Manchester | 17 Jul 1899 |
| 10 | SF Barnes | 35.1 | 9 | 65 | 5 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 13 Dec 1901 |
| 11 | A Warren | 19.2 | 5 | 57 | 5 | 2 | v Australia | Leeds | 03 Jul 1905 |
| 12 | WS Lees | 23.1 | 10 | 34 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 02 Jan 1906 |
| 13 | FR Foster | 31.3 | 5 | 92 | 5 | 3 | v Australia | Sydney | 15 Dec 1911 |
| 14 | WR Hammond | 21.2 | 9 | 36 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1927 |
| 15 | MJC Allom | 19.0 | 4 | 38 | 5 | 1 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 10 Jan 1930 |
| 16 | K Farnes | 40.2 | 10 | 102 | 5 | 1 | v Australia | Nottingham | 08 Jun 1934 |
| 17 | K Farnes | 25.0 | 3 | 77 | 5 | 3 | v Australia | Nottingham | 08 Jun 1934 |
| 18 | CIJ Smith | 8.0 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 3 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 08 Jan 1935 |
| 19 | RTD Perks | 41.0×8 | 5 | 100 | 5 | 1 | v South Africa | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 |
| 20 | WH Copson | 24.0×8 | 2 | 85 | 5 | 1 | v West Indies | Lord’s | 24 Jun 1939 |
| 21 | AV Bedser | 29.1 | 11 | 49 | 7 | 1 | v India | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1946 |
| 22 | R Pollard | 27.0 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 2 | v India | Manchester | 20 Jul 1946 |
| 23 | TE Bailey | 32.3 | 6 | 118 | 6 | 2 | v New Zealand | Leeds | 11 Jun 1949 |
| 24 | R Appleyard | 17.0 | 5 | 51 | 5 | 1 | v Pakistan | Nottingham | 01 Jul 1954 |
| 25 | LJ Coldwell | 41.0 | 13 | 85 | 6 | 3 | v Pakistan | Lord’s | 21 Jun 1962 |
| 26 | JDF Larter | 25.0 | 4 | 57 | 5 | 2 | v Pakistan | The Oval | 16 Aug 1962 |
| 27 | K Shuttleworth | 17.5×8 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 3 | v Australia | Brisbane | 27 Nov 1970 |
| 28 | JK Lever | 23.0 | 6 | 46 | 7 | 2 | v India | Delhi | 17 Dec 1976 |
| 29 | IT Botham | 20.0 | 5 | 74 | 5 | 1 | v Australia | Nottingham | 28 Jul 1977 |
| 30 | NA Mallender | 23.0 | 7 | 50 | 5 | 3 | v Pakistan | Leeds | 23 Jul 1992 |
| 31 | DG Cork | 19.3 | 5 | 43 | 7 | 4 | v West Indies | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1995 |
| 32 | JM Anderson | 16.0 | 4 | 73 | 5 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Lord’s | 22 May 2003 |
| 33 | RL Johnson | 12.0 | 4 | 33 | 6 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Ch-le-St | 05 Jun 2003 |
| 34 | RJ Kirtley | 16.2 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 4 | v South Africa | Nottingham | 14 Aug 2003 |
| 35 | G Onions | 9.3 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 2 | v West Indies | Lord’s | 06 May 2009 |
| 36 | TS Roland-Jones | 16.4 | 4 | 57 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | The Oval | 27 Jul 2017 |
| 37 | JC Tongue | 21.0 | 2 | 66 | 5 | 3 | v Ireland | Lord’s | 01 Jun 2023 |
JC Tongue’s effort provides the 28th occasion of an England pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings on test debut on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | F Morley | 32.0×4 | 9 | 56 | 5 | 2 | v Australia | The Oval | 06 Sep 1880 |
| 2 | F Martin | 27.0×5 | 9 | 50 | 6 | 1 | v Australia | The Oval | 11 Aug 1890 |
| 3 | F Martin | 30.2×5 | 12 | 52 | 6 | 3 | v Australia | The Oval | 11 Aug 1890 |
| 4 | WH Lockwood | 45.0×5 | 11 | 101 | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Lord’s | 17 Jul 1893 |
| 5 | T Richardson | 23.4×5 | 5 | 49 | 5 | 1 | v Australia | Manchester | 24 Aug 1893 |
| 6 | T Richardson | 44.0×5 | 15 | 107 | 5 | 3 | v Australia | Manchester | 24 Aug 1893 |
| 7 | WM Bradley | 33.0×5 | 13 | 67 | 5 | 2 | v Australia | Manchester | 17 Jul 1899 |
| 8 | SF Barnes | 35.1 | 9 | 65 | 5 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 13 Dec 1901 |
| 9 | A Warren | 19.2 | 5 | 57 | 5 | 2 | v Australia | Leeds | 03 Jul 1905 |
| 10 | FR Foster | 31.3 | 5 | 92 | 5 | 3 | v Australia | Sydney | 15 Dec 1911 |
| 11 | K Farnes | 40.2 | 10 | 102 | 5 | 1 | v Australia | Nottingham | 08 Jun 1934 |
| 12 | K Farnes | 25.0 | 3 | 77 | 5 | 3 | v Australia | Nottingham | 08 Jun 1934 |
| 13 | WH Copson | 24.0×8 | 2 | 85 | 5 | 1 | v West Indies | Lord’s | 24 Jun 1939 |
| 14 | AV Bedser | 29.1 | 11 | 49 | 7 | 1 | v India | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1946 |
| 15 | R Pollard | 27.0 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 2 | v India | Manchester | 20 Jul 1946 |
| 16 | TE Bailey | 32.3 | 6 | 118 | 6 | 2 | v New Zealand | Leeds | 11 Jun 1949 |
| 17 | R Appleyard | 17.0 | 5 | 51 | 5 | 1 | v Pakistan | Nottingham | 01 Jul 1954 |
| 18 | LJ Coldwell | 41.0 | 13 | 85 | 6 | 3 | v Pakistan | Lord’s | 21 Jun 1962 |
| 19 | JDF Larter | 25.0 | 4 | 57 | 5 | 2 | v Pakistan | The Oval | 16 Aug 1962 |
| 20 | IT Botham | 20.0 | 5 | 74 | 5 | 1 | v Australia | Nottingham | 28 Jul 1977 |
| 21 | NA Mallender | 23.0 | 7 | 50 | 5 | 3 | v Pakistan | Leeds | 23 Jul 1992 |
| 22 | DG Cork | 19.3 | 5 | 43 | 7 | 4 | v West Indies | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1995 |
| 23 | JM Anderson | 16.0 | 4 | 73 | 5 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Lord’s | 22 May 2003 |
| 24 | RL Johnson | 12.0 | 4 | 33 | 6 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Ch-le-St | 05 Jun 2003 |
| 25 | RJ Kirtley | 16.2 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 4 | v South Africa | Nottingham | 14 Aug 2003 |
| 26 | G Onions | 9.3 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 2 | v West Indies | Lord’s | 06 May 2009 |
| 27 | TS Roland-Jones | 16.4 | 4 | 57 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | The Oval | 27 Jul 2017 |
| 28 | JC Tongue | 21.0 | 2 | 66 | 5 | 3 | v Ireland | Lord’s | 01 Jun 2023 |
JC Tongue’s effort provides the eighth occasion of an England pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings on test debut at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WH Lockwood | 45.0×5 | 11 | 101 | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Lord’s | 17 Jul 1893 |
| 2 | WH Copson | 24.0×8 | 2 | 85 | 5 | 1 | v West Indies | Lord’s | 24 Jun 1939 |
| 3 | AV Bedser | 29.1 | 11 | 49 | 7 | 1 | v India | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1946 |
| 4 | LJ Coldwell | 41.0 | 13 | 85 | 6 | 3 | v Pakistan | Lord’s | 21 Jun 1962 |
| 5 | DG Cork | 19.3 | 5 | 43 | 7 | 4 | v West Indies | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1995 |
| 6 | JM Anderson | 16.0 | 4 | 73 | 5 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Lord’s | 22 May 2003 |
| 7 | G Onions | 9.3 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 2 | v West Indies | Lord’s | 06 May 2009 |
| 8 | JC Tongue | 21.0 | 2 | 66 | 5 | 3 | v Ireland | Lord’s | 01 Jun 2023 |