Ireland will take on CWC Champions England in a three-match men’s One Day International series this summer. The matches will be Ireland’s first fixtures as part of the new ODI Super League, the qualification pathway process for the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
The sides will face off in the rescheduled internationals in the space of just six days between 30th Jul – 04th Aug at Ageas Bowl ground in Southampton. The squad will leave from Dublin on 18th July on a special charter flight. The team will be transferred to a hotel that is within the grounds of the Ageas Bowl and will stay there until their departure on 05th Aug 2020. The players and support staff will be tested a week before departure, on arrival and regularly during their stay.
Ireland will play a practice game on 23rd Jul, followed by a warm-up game against England Lions squad on 26th Jul, before the start of the ODI series. All three ODI’s will be available to watch live on Sky Sports Cricket in Ireland/UK territory. This will be Ireland’s first International fixtures after their last assignment in India in Mar 2020, where they played their series against Afghanistan.
Ireland tour of England Schedule
30th Jul 2020: 1st ODI @2pm @Ageas Bowl
01st Aug 2020: 1st ODI @2pm @Ageas Bowl
04th Aug 2020: 1st ODI @2pm @Ageas Bowl
Ireland Cricket Board have announced the 21-man training camp squad, which will travel to Southampton for a training camp ahead of the three-match men’s World Cup Super League One Day International series. After the completion of the training camp and the two warm-up matches, the selectors will then name a final 14-man squad for the series. The remaining seven players will stay on as cover for the squad, as part of the new playing and safety protocols.
Ireland Squad
Andrew Balbirnie (Captain), Paul Stirling, Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Peter Chase, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Jonathan Garth, Tyrone Kane, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, James McCollum, Kevin O’Brien, William Porterfield, Boyd Rankin, Simi Singh, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Gary Wilson and Craig Young
