LONDON: England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Wednesday, unveiled a 13-member squad, led by Zak Crawley, for the three-match home ODI series against Ireland, scheduled to commence on September 20.
Zak Crawley will lead England for the first time while his Test opening partner Ben Duckett named as his deputy for the three-match series.
Notably, Crawley has thus far represented England in only three ODIs, all of which came in England’s Covid-hit home ODI series against Pakistan in 2021.
Duckett, on the other hand, made his ODI debut in 2016 against Bangladesh, when he scored two fifties in the three-match series.
The left-handed opener then made his return in the three-match away series against South Africa earlier this year, after a seven-year absence from the format.
Duckett, however, failed to make his ODI return memorable as he could manage a top score of 20 in the series.
England squad includes three uncapped players, Warwickshire batter Sam Hain, Surrey wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith and Derbyshire paceman George Scrimshaw.
England’s 13-member squad for the Ireland ODIs also marked the return of Harry Brook, who was omitted when England announced their preliminary 15-man squad for the 50-over tournament in India which starts next month.
But teams do not have to confirm their squads until September 28.
The 24-year-old Harry Brook was initially edged out by 2019 World Cup final hero Ben Stokes’s decision to reverse his retirement from one-day internationals.
But a hundred for Northern Superchargers in his next innings in The Hundred, followed by contributions of 43 not out and 67 in T20 international wins against New Zealand reignited the debate about Harry Brook’s World Cup place.
England squad for Ireland ODIs: Zak Crawley (c), Ben Duckett (vc), Rehan Ahmed, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Hain, Will Jacks, Craig Overton, Matthew Potts, Phil Salt, George Scrimshaw, Jamie Smith, Luke Wood.
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