Ireland name 21-strong squad for ODI series in England

The party will fly from Dublin to Southampton on a private charter plane on July 18 before setting up camp at the Ageas Bowl for 12 days ahead of the first 50-over clash

England name 24-man training group ahead of Ireland ODIs

England v Ireland ODI series: Fixtures

Ireland have selected an expanded training group of 21 players ahead of the ODI series against England.

The party will fly from Dublin to Southampton on a private charter plane on July 18 before setting up camp at the Ageas Bowl for 12 days prior to the first 50-over clash.

Two practice matches will take place in the bio-secure environment, after which an official 14-man squad will be selected for the series. The remaining seven players will stay on in Southampton as reserves.

Andrew Balbirnie captains the Irish, and is supported by vice-captain Paul Stirling.

IRELAND SQUAD FOR ENGLAND TOUR

Andrew Balbirnie (c), Paul Stirling (vc), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Peter Chase, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Jonathan Garth, Tyrone Kane, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, James McCollum, Kevin O'Brien, William Porterfield, Boyd Rankin, Simi Singh, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Gary Wilson, Craig Young

Matches are scheduled to take place on July 30, August 1 and August 4 - all will be day-nighters.

Chairman of selectors Andrew White said: "The selectors were delighted to have been able to meet once more to select a squad for international action. We have lost so much cricket this year, so to have a series – let alone such a major series as this - to look forward to is a great relief for all.

"This lack of on-field action since March – and the short lead-in programme to the ODI series - influenced our thinking on the broader squad, however, the unique circumstances of the situation has allowed us to involve more players than we would normally bring on such a tour.

"The squad selected covers all eventualities - we have picked players that are in obvious contention to play, but also players that will help our batters prepare for the type of opposition we’ll be facing."

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