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Ireland selects 14-player squad for second ODI against England

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SOUTHAMPTON, England – Cricket Ireland’s national men’s selectors have chosen the 14-player squad for tomorrow’s second one-day international against England at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, following yesterday’s win by England in the first match of the series.
The 14-player match squad is:

• Andrew Balbirnie (c)
• Paul Stirling (vc)
• Curtis Campher
• Peter Chase
• Gareth Delany
• George Dockrell
• Josh Little
• Andrew McBrine
• Kevin O’Brien
• William Porterfield
• Simi Singh
• Harry Tector
• Lorcan Tucker
• Craig Young

Andrew White, Chair of National Men’s Selectors, said:

“While yesterday’s performance had some positives to come away with, the players will be keen to bounce back with a stronger performance in tomorrow’s match. Over the last 6 to 12 months our batting has been our strong suit, so we are hoping that yesterday’s performance was an aberration stemming from being the first competitive match in almost five months.”

“The Selectors are, of course, delighted with Curtis Campher’s debut – his positive play, composure under pressure and energy with the ball was very pleasing to see – to be making your debut against the world champions was highly pressurised, so for him to respond so well is a credit to his temperament and confidence to play at this level.”

“Barry McCarthy is unfortunately out of the next two ODIs after this morning’s MRI revealed a tear in a muscle at the back of his knee, while Boyd Rankin has been taken out of the 14 for tomorrow’s game as he manages a flare-up of an old back injury.”

“Coming into the 14 as a direct like-for-like replacement for Boyd is Peter Chase. Peter has been bowling really well in the nets, having made adjustments to his run-up over last 6 months, and has impressed coaches. George Dockrell completes the 14 given the all-round game we know he offers.”

Series details

• 30 July: 1st ODI v England (scorecard)
• 1 August: 2nd ODI v England (day/night, starts 2pm)
• 4 August: 3rd ODI v England (day/night, starts 2pm)

All three ODIs will be available to watch live on Sky Sports Cricket in Ireland/UK. Please check local guides for countries outside of this. BBC Sport will be providing Test Match Special commentary, BBC2 will provide TV highlights and BBC social media will feature video clips during play.

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Matches played as part of the inaugural ICC Cricket World Cup Super League (2020-2023) are essentially World Cup Qualifier matches, as the League will serve as part of the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualification process. It will feature thirteen teams, the twelve Full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), and the Netherlands (who won the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship to qualify for this competition).

Each team will play an ODI series against eight of the twelve opponents, four series at home and four away. Each series will consist of three ODIs. For the World Cup, the hosts (India in 2023), and the top seven-ranked sides thereafter, will qualify automatically. The remaining five teams will play in a qualifying event along with five Associate sides, from which two sides will go through to the final tournament.