Seasoned campaigners Jonny Bairstow and spin bowling all-rounder Moeen Ali were on Thursday (July 9) included in England’s 24-member training group for the three-match ODI series against Ireland, slated to start later this month.
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World Cup-winning skipper Eoin Morgan will lead the side in those day-night affairs, due to be played behind closed doors in Southampton on July 30, August 1 and August 4.
Other white-ball specialists like Jason Roy, Adil Rashid, Sam Billings and David Willey were also named in the training group. Liam Dawson, Liam Livingstone, James Vince, Ben Duckett and Reece Topley will also be returning to the side.
Speedster Chris Jordan will miss out on the series as he recently went through a surgery on his hand.
“The group will go into camp at the Ageas Bowl on Thursday 16 July ahead of the Royal London Series which starts on Thursday 30 July,” England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in a statement.
“The group, along with a separate white-ball management team, will live, prepare and train on-site at the Ageas Bowl,” it added.
The final squad for the series will be named after two intra-group warm-up matches, scheduled to be played on July 21 and July 24.
“Even with several multi-format players unavailable for the Ireland ODIs due to their Test commitments, there is real depth to England’s white ball playing talent,” said national selector Ed Smith.
“Again, everyone at England cricket would like to thank all the county coaches and support staff who have helped these players in the lead up to the behind-closed-doors training camp.
“We now look forward to hosting Ireland and continuing to develop our white ball strength in depth,” he further remarked.
England ODI Training Group: Eoin Morgan (captain), Moeen Ali , Jonathan Bairstow, Tom Banton, Sam Billings, Henry Brookes, Brydon Carse, Tom Curran , Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Laurie Evans, Richard Gleeson, Lewis Gregory, Sam Hain, Tom Helm, Liam Livingstone, Saqib Mahmood, Matthew Parkinson, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Phil Salt , Reece Topley, James Vince, David Willey.
