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England vs Ireland ODI series: England finalise 14-man squad

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The England Cricket Board (ECB) has finalised their 14-man squad for the three-match ODI series against Ireland starting on Thursday. The series will kick-off the ODI World Cup Super League.

Led by Eoin Morgan, the squad has a mixture of experience and youth; no surprises as a number of regulars are currently on Test duty vs West Indies and will play Pakistan one day after the Ireland ODI series is complete.

Promising batsmen Phil Salt and Sam Hain were left out, with James Vince and Joe Denly preferred. Salt had pressed his claims for an ODI debut, after he smashed 100 off 58 balls for England Lions against the Irish.

Walking in to face the second ball of the innings after Jason Roy was dismissed first ball, Salt went on the attack, hitting 14 fours and two sixes before retiring out so other batsmen could get a hit out in the chase of 297.

Hain is also considered very unlucky to miss the squad. The top-order batsman averages 59.78 in 58 List A matches, with some fans expressing their view that this is the perfect time for an opportunity.

James Vince (66) and Sam Billings (54) starred with the bat in the latest tour match. Both have made the final squad, which has been trimmed down from the original 26 that was selected as the training squad. Also in the squad are familiar faces Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, Moeen Ali and of course skipper Eoin Morgan.

Morgan will lead an inexperienced bowling attack, where Adil Rashid and the returning David Willey will have a key role to play. Tom Curran, Reece Topley, Saqib Mahmood make up the remainder of the bowling options, along with Moeen Ali.

England 14-man squad for Ireland ODI series

Eoin Morgan (c) Moeen Ali (vc), Jonny Bairstow, Tom Banton, Sam Billings, Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Joe Denly, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Reece Topley, James Vince, David Willey

Reserves: Richard Gleeson, Lewis Gregory, Liam Livingstone

England vs Ireland ODI series schedule

  • 1st ODI: July 30, Ageas Bowl, Southampton
  • 2nd ODI: August 1, Ageas Bowl Southampton
  • 3rd ODI: August 4, Ageas Bowl Southampton

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Charbel Coorey
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Charbel is the owner & founder of cricblog.net, based in Sydney, Australia. He started the website to fulfill his love for the game of cricket. Charbel has been featured on other publications including OP India, Times of India, and The Roar, among others. He is also a keen fantasy sports player. Charbel has also had the privilege of interviewing cricketers on the CricBlog TV YouTube channel, including James Neesham, Rassie van der Dussen, Andrew Tye, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat and Saurabh Netravalkar: https://www.youtube.com/@cricblogtv For any story tips or questions, you can contact Charbel at charbelcoorey@cricblog.net.

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