New captain named for England's ODI series against Ireland
Zak Crawley is set to lead England in the three-match ODI series against Ireland at home. starting 20 September. His fellow Test opener Ben Duckett is also a part of the squad and will act as Crawley's deputy for the series.
The series will mark the return of Crawley back to ODI cricket after a gap of more than two years. The 25-year-old last played the format in 2021 but has been a regular in the longer format, having particularly excelled under the leadership of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum.
The squad also features three uncapped players – batter Sam Hain, wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith and pacer George Scrimshaw.
Hain earns the call-up after great performances in the Vitality Blast and The Hundred. Smith too impressed in The Hundred, scoring 191 runs at a strike rate of 160.50 in seven games. The right-arm quick Scrimshaw scalped 20 wickets in 14 games for Derbyshire in the Blast.
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World Cup hopeful Harry Brook, who didn't make the cut when England announced their provisional squad, will have a chance to make a final impression, with the last day to finalise the squads being 28 September.
England squad: Zak Crawley (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Sam Hain, Will Jack, Craig Overton, Matthew Potts, Phil Salt, George Scrimshaw, Jamie Smith, Luke Wood.
Schedule:
1st ODI: 20 September, Headingley
2nd ODI: 23 September, Trent Bridge
3rd ODI: 26 September, Bristol