What's new

Ireland tour of England (2023)

MenInG

MenInG

PakPassion Administrator
Staff member
Joined
Oct 2, 2004
Runs
216,722
Crawley to captain England Men in Ireland series

Zak Crawley has been named as captain of a 13-player squad for England Men’s Metro Bank One-Day International Series against Ireland Men this month.

Crawley will lead England for the first time with his Test opening partner Ben Duckett named as vice-captain for the three-match series, which begins at Headingly on Wednesday, 20 September.

The squad includes three uncapped players, Warwickshire batter Sam Hain, Surrey wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith and Derbyshire paceman George Scrimshaw.

The England Men’s selection panel consulted with the first-class counties, and weighed their ambitions in the run-in to the end of the LV= Insurance County Championship season, before finalising the squad.

England Men's 13-player squad:
Zak Crawley (Kent – Captain)
Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire)
Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
Brydon Carse (Durham)
Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire – Vice Captain)
Sam Hain (Warwickshire)
Will Jacks (Surrey)
Craig Overton (Somerset)
Matthew Potts (Durham)
Phil Salt (Lancashire)
George Scrimshaw (Derbyshire)
Jamie Smith (Surrey)
Luke Wood (Lancashire)


England Men v Ireland – Metro Bank One-Day Series schedule
1st Metro Bank ODI: Headingley, Leeds – 20 September
2nd Metro Bank ODI: Trent Bridge, Nottingham – 23 September
3rd Metro Bank ODI: Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol - 26 September
 
Last edited:
Lancashire’s Tom Hartley has been called into the England Men’s squad for the Metro Bank ODI Series against Ireland as a replacement for injured Somerset seamer Craig Overton. The three-match series begins at Headingley on Wednesday.
 
Joe Root will play in England's first one-day international against Ireland at Headingley in a bid to improve his form before the World Cup.

England's squad to take on the Irish was initially entirely different to the party for the World Cup in India.

But Yorkshire batter Root will play on Wednesday after a run of low scores in the series against New Zealand.

"It's great for someone to have that desire to keep wanting to do more," said England selector Luke Wright.

Root, 32, had not played any 50-over cricket for more than a year before England's 3-1 series win against the Black Caps.

The former Test captain managed scores of six, nought, four and 29.

"He just wanted a bit more time," added Wright. "It shows what makes him such a world-class player that when he doesn't feel quite right that he still wants to tinker and do more.

"It's great for the lads in that squad that Joe will be around so they can learn off him and see how he goes about his business."

Pick your England team for World Cup opener v New Zealand
Zak Crawley captains England against Ireland for the first time, leading a squad that includes four uncapped players.

While Root is set to play at least one game against the Irish, fellow batter Harry Brook will rest after being promoted to the World Cup squad in place of Jason Roy.

Opener Roy, part of the England team that won the World Cup in 2019, had initially been included in the squad to defend the trophy in India in October and November.

However, he missed all of the series against New Zealand with a back problem. In Roy's absence, Dawid Malan became the first-choice partner for Jonny Bairstow at the top of the order with scores of 54, 96 and 127.

Wright explained that with Roy unlikely to be in the starting XI, Brook gave England more versatility as the spare batter in the travelling squad.

"From Jason's point of view, he probably only covers us for an opener," said Wright. "Harry gives us that cover from number one to number six and has obviously been in great form as well.

"It's been an incredibly tough decision but it shows where we're at in English cricket, that there are so many tough decisions."

Wright also clarified the situation around the reserves for the World Cup squad.

It had been thought that England have to name three official reserves, but Wright instead indicated that a number of players will be asked to be on stand-by.

Roy, who has been given the option of being part of the Ireland series to prove his form and fitness, is likely to be asked to be the reserve batter but will not have to travel to India unless required in the squad.

Pace bowler Jofra Archer will travel as he continues his recovery from an elbow injury that has prevented him from playing all summer.

Archer could be an option as a reserve late in tournament if he proves his fitness, but England could also call up another seamer if needed.

Jos Buttler's side play in the opening game of the World Cup against New Zealand, a repeat of the 2019 final, in Ahmedabad on 5 October.

BBC
 
Still pouring down in Leeds, no chance of play soon.
 
Why was this tour arranged in September? What's the point?
 
In preparation for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in India starting next month, Yorkshire and England Men's batter Joe Root is to be rested for the remaining matches in the Metro Bank ODI series against Ireland. In light of this, the National Selectors have added Somerset batter Tom Kohler-Cadmore to bolster the England ODI squad.

Kohler-Cadmore is set to join the team in Nottingham following the conclusion of Somerset's LV= Insurance County Championship Division One match against Kent at Taunton, which is scheduled to finish on Friday.

The second ODI of the three-match series is slated to take place at Trent Bridge on Saturday.

1st ODI: England v Ireland, Wednesday 20 September 2023, Headingley, Leeds (match abandoned)

2nd ODI: England v Ireland, Saturday 23 September 2023, Trent Bridge, Nottingham

3rd ODI: England v Ireland, Tuesday 26 September 2023, Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol

England Men’s ODI Squad versus Ireland

Zak Crawley (Kent – Captain)

Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire)

Brydon Carse (Durham)

Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire – Vice Captain)

Sam Hain (Warwickshire)

Tom Hartley (Lancashire)

Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Somerset)

Will Jacks (Surrey)

Matthew Potts (Durham)

Phil Salt (Lancashire)

George Scrimshaw (Derbyshire)

Jamie Smith (Surrey)

Luke Wood (Lancashire)
 
Joe Root is being rested for the remainder of England’s One-Day International (ODI) series against Ireland, with wicketkeeper-batter Tom Kohler-Cadmore replacing the former captain, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said.
 
England playing 11: 1 Phil Salt, 2 Will Jacks, 3 Zak Crawley (capt), 4 Ben Duckett, 5 Sam Hain, 6 Jamie Smith (wk), 7 Brydon Carse, 8 Rehan Ahmed, 9 Tom Hartley, 10 Matt Potts, 11 George Scrimshaw

Ireland playing 11: 1 Paul Stirling (capt), 2 Andy Balbirnie, 3 Curtis Campher, 4 Harry Tector, 5 Lorcan Tucker (wk), 6 George Dockrell, 7 Andy McBrine, 8 Mark Adair, 9 Barry McCarthy, 10 Craig Young 11 Josh Little
 
Nervous 90's

Dockrell sent Will Jack back to pavilion on 94.

He played well. he has hit 4 sixes and 7 fours
 
FearlessRoar said:
Nervous 90's

Dockrell sent Will Jack back to pavilion on 94.

He played well. he has hit 4 sixes and 7 fours
Click to expand...
It's the England way...play for the team, not your stats unlike our lot...it's also what Stokes and Baz want to see in order to be selected for the first 11...
 
ENG 334/8 in 50 overs.


Sam Hain hit a ton 89 runs of 82 balls, on to the ire ballers now.
 
A beauty from Potts and the dangerous Stirling is cleaned up
Ire 54/3 6.4 overs
 
England have a third wicket Campher caught behind.

Now Ire 69/3 9 overs
 
Ireland is in serious trouble now.

157/7 25.4

need 177 runs from 24.1 overs.
 
Barry McCarthy An impressive knock 39* (33) under pressure

Ireland 221/8 37 overs
 
An experimental England team eventually defeated Ireland in the second one-day international at Trent Bridge.

Will Jacks struck a fluent 94 and Sam Hain, one of four uncapped players in the home side, made 89 to take England to 334-8.

Pace bowler George Scrimshaw then endured a nightmare start to his England debut, bowling four no-balls in his first over and conceding 35 runs from the first 11 legal deliveries he bowled.

But the Derbyshire man showed great character to have Andy Balbirnie edge to slip from the final ball of his second over.

That was the start of England gradually working through the Irish batting, leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed producing a mesmerising spell of 4-54.

With Ireland at 188-8, the game should have ended quickly, only for the visitors to resist and England to lose their discipline.

Barry McCarthy made 41, with Craig Young and Josh Little adding 55 for the last wicket before Ireland were bowled out for 286 to lose by 48 runs.

After the first match at Headingley was washed out on Wednesday, the series concludes in Bristol on Tuesday.

Callow England overcome experienced Irish

Considering these are England's last one-day internationals before their defence of the World Cup, this is a curious series.

With the World Cup party departing for India on Wednesday, this England squad is made up entirely of players not making the trip. For Ireland, there is a sense of what might have been after they failed to qualify for the World Cup.

And, unusually for a contest between these sides, the Irish team contained much greater international experience - 720 ODI caps to England's 37.

But after they won the toss and asked England to bat on a pitch offering something for the bowlers, the Irish were immediately on the back foot.

Jacks and Phil Salt added 52 in just 34 balls, leading to thoughts of a huge total from England on a ground where they have previously posted an ODI world record. To that end, Ireland did well to restrict the hosts.

Even then, Ireland were faced with pulling off the highest successful chase in an ODI by a visiting team in this country. They were given a flying start by Scrimshaw's awful opening overs, but lost wickets too regularly, especially to the magnificent Ahmed.

With the game at their mercy, England ended poorly, resulting in a margin of victory that did not reflect their superiority for the majority of the contest.

England are yet to name reserve players for the World Cup squad, and Jacks and Hain made their claims to be on standby to travel.

Surrey's Jacks, who took six wickets with his off-spin against Pakistan on Test debut last year, timed the ball beautifully through the off side and pounced on anything short to belt through the leg side.

After the rapid opening stand with Salt, Jacks also added 102 for the third wicket with Ben Duckett following Zak Crawley's two-ball duck in his first innings as England captain.

Jacks was looking to reach his maiden ODI century with what would have been his fifth six when he was caught at deep mid-wicket off the spin of George Dockrell.

At the age of 28, Warwickshire's Hain has long been touted as an England prospect. He started the day with a List A average of 57.96, the second highest of all time.

Hain overcame a scratchy start - he had only one run from his first 11 balls and could have been caught off his 12th - to make the third-highest score by an England batter on ODI debut.

Mixing accumulation with the occasional touch of invention, he had the chance of reaching a century in the final over of the innings, only to miscue McCarthy to mid-off.

Scrimshaw rebounds from horror start
For a moment, there was a fear that Scrimshaw, 25, would produce one of the most infamous England debuts of all time.

His four over-steps in his first over was the first time an England player has bowled four no-balls in a single ODI over. Two more no-balls and a wide followed in his second over, all whilst Ireland captain Paul Stirling tucked in.

But an off-stump line and extra bounce found Balbirnie's edge, with Duckett taking the catch at first slip. Despite taking his first England wicket, Scrimshaw looked distraught and even got a reassuring pat on the back from umpire Rod Tucker.

Scrimshaw bowled one more tight over in his spell, while at the other end Matthew Potts bowled Stirling through the gate and had Curtis Campher edge to debuting wicketkeeper Jamie Smith.

Scrimshaw switched ends for his second spell and on his return had Lorcan Tucker caught at mid-wicket by the flying Duckett. From there, Ahmed ripped the ball both ways to befuddle the Irish.

Harry Tector was very well caught by Jacks running back at mid-off, Andy McBrine and Mark Adair were both undone by googlies and Dockrell, who made 43, holed out to long-on as Ahmed bowled his 10 overs off the reel.

The end of the match was a poor spectacle, with Ireland's tail cashing in on some woeful England bowling. Given his mixed day, perhaps it was fitting that Scrimshaw returned to have last man Little caught at long-on.

'Scrimshaw showed character' - what they said
England captain Zak Crawley: "An all-round good performance. Jacks and Hain were brilliant and then our spinners backed it up nicely.

"I think it was an above par score. Batting didn't look easy, so we were happy with how it went.

"I was so impressed with how George Scrimshaw bounced back, he showed a lot of character.

"I wanted to give him another over after a tough start and give him a chance. It's the way my career has gone, so I think that's an important part of my captaincy."

Ireland captain Paul Stirling: "The scoreline flattered us but I'd rather have those moments than not have them. We will look to improve come Tuesday before sitting down and chatting about where we go."

BBC
 
England vs Ireland, 3rd ODI

Ireland have won the toss and have opted to field


Teams:

Ireland (Playing XI): Paul Stirling(c), Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker(w), George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Theo van Woerkom, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Joshua Little

England (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Will Jacks, Zak Crawley(c), Ben Duckett, Sam Hain, Jamie Smith(w), Brydon Carse, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Luke Wood, Matthew Potts
 
England are 280/4 in 31 overs. Run rate of 9.40 This is crazy. 500 on the cards!
 
Ridiculous opposition but incredible strength in depth. India v England is the worthy final
 
Unfortunately, we will not see a 500 score today. The match has been abandoned due to rain. The ground staff took an eternity to cover the pitch, which led to the match being abandoned so quickly. They need to learn from the Sri Lankan ground staff.

England made 280/4 in 31 overs. The current record for the highest ODI score is 398 (held by England). There was a high chance this could have been broken today were it not for rain.
 
Rain spoils the run-fest, with England on the cusp of setting a new batting record in Bristol.

England: 280/4 (Duckett 107*, Salt 61, Crawley 51) vs Ireland: Game called off.

England secure a 1-0 victory in the ODI series against Ireland after the 3rd ODI between England and Ireland was abandoned due to rain.

Before the weather intervened at 2:48pm, England had amassed 280 for 4 in just 31 overs, powered by Ben Duckett's first-ever ODI century and a blistering start by Phil Salt, who raced to 61 in just 28 balls. The umpires momentarily halted the game, awaiting a change in conditions, and soon summoned the ground crew.

However, gusty winds caused complications with the covering process, momentarily leaving the pitch vulnerable to the elements. By the time the mobile covers were deployed, damage had already been done. A tractor mishap and a delay in sealing the covers didn’t help, allowing more rain onto the field, and the game was officially called off.

Salt had earlier provided fireworks, securing one of England's quickest ODI fifties in just 22 balls, setting a few England records in the process.

Duckett's century, brought up with a commanding six, was a highlight, alongside Ireland's standout bowler, Craig Young, who stood out despite the onslaught with figures of 3/31. There was potential for Duckett to chase a double-century and for England to surpass their previous ODI high score of 498/8.

However, the rain played spoilsport for the second time in the series. This marked Bristol's fourth straight men's ODI disruption due to weather.

England, full of confidence, will look to break their ODI batting record on the flat Indian pitches
 
Pointless series held at the time when rain was expected.
 
MenInG said:
Pointless series held at the time when rain was expected.
Click to expand...
They are following the footstep of India. India played a completely different squad against full strength SA when Indian team had already left for world T20, 2022. They also sent a team to Srilanka/Ireland when main team was playing else where.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

MenInG
New Zealand tour of England (2023)
2
Replies
118
Views
2K
Cricket Warrior
C
FearlessRoar
  • Poll
Which side will win the 5-match Test series between India and England (2024)?
2 3 4
Replies
277
Views
8K
Cricket Warrior
C
B
England name provisional ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 squad
Replies
58
Views
404
FearlessRoar
FearlessRoar
B
England tour of West Indies (2023)
Replies
21
Views
592
BouncerGuy
B
The Bald Eagle
Ireland Men's squads announced for T20 World Cup, Pakistan and Tri-Series
Replies
28
Views
289
mominsaigol
mominsaigol
Back
Top