England and Wales Cricket Board has included Tom Banton and Reecey Topley in the 14-man squad against the three-match ODI series against Ireland on Monday.
World Cup-winning captain, Eoin Morgan will be leading the side while Moeen Ali will be the vice-captain of the side. The matches are scheduled to be played at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton as it will also mark the resumption of ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. The league will determine the selection criteria of the top 7 teams for the upcoming 2023 World Cup in India.
The left-arm pacer, Reecey Topley will be making a comeback in the national side after four years and he will be a part of the bowling line-up spearheaded by David Willey and Tom Curran.
The selectors have not included a single name who is currently playing in the ongoing Test series against West Indies. England also has a test series coming up against Pakistan starting from August 5.
“We are developing excellent strength in depth in white-ball cricket. Even though a number of Test players are unavailable, there is great competition for places, as we have seen during the intra-squad matches and the England Lions warm-up match,” England selector James Taylor said in an official statement.
“There are a number of players who’ll feel unlucky not to have made the final squad and that says a lot about how many players we currently have pushing hard for selection at the highest level,” he added.
Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy are also two seasoned players who have been included in the squad as they were not selected in the Test series.
England’s ODI Squad against Ireland:
Eoin Morgan (Captain), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Tom Banton, Sam Billings, Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Joe Denly, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Reece Topley, James Vince, David Willey.
The first match will be played on July 30, followed by the second and third on August 1 and August 4 respectively.
