English team will miss the presence of Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Joe Root, Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes, while World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan will return to take charge as the captain once again. Openers, Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow, and leg-spinner Adil Rashid are also likely to play in the first ODI.
Reece Topley, Saqib Mahmood, Tom Curran and David Willey will take care of fast bowling department for England, while Liam Dawson and Rashid are the two specialist spinners in the 14-man team.
On the other hand, Ireland team boasts of a mix of youth and experience. All-rounder Curtis Campher and middle-order batsman, Harry Tector are likely to make their first appearance. George Dockrell and Gary Wilson are in the reserves while Mark Adair is still unfit.
Andrew Balbirnie will lead Ireland with Kevin O’Brien, Boyd Rankin, Barry McCarthy and William Porterfield adding the much-needed practice required to take on England in their own backyard.
Ireland are a brilliant team who have shown over the years that they can beat the best on their day. We look forward to what promises to be an interesting series," Morgan said.
"It's up to them to bring
Cricket Ireland when myself and a few of the senior boys
hang up the boots. We've brought it as far as we can, and it's up to the
younger guys to bring it even further," said Ireland all-rounder Kevin
O’Brien.
