England have revealed their squads for the upcoming limited-overs tours of South Africa and Ireland, featuring ODIs and T20Is. Jacob Bethell set for record-breaking captaincy. The three-match ODI series against the Proteas kicks off on Tuesday, September 2, at Headingley in Leeds, while the T20I series will follow, starting on September 10.
After wrapping up the South Africa leg, England will face Ireland in a three-match T20I series at Malahide, Dublin, beginning Wednesday, September 17.
Jacob Bethell to Create History as Youngest England Captain
Rising all-rounder Jacob Bethell has been handed the captaincy for the T20I series against Ireland. At just 21 years of age, he is set to become the youngest player ever to lead England in an international fixture.
Meanwhile, pacer Sonny Baker has earned his maiden international call-up after standout performances with the England Lions and in domestic white-ball cricket. The selectors have opted to rest several senior multi-format players for the Ireland tour, with Marcus Trescothick stepping in as Head Coach for the T20 leg.
Chief selector Luke Wright praised the selections:
“𝑱𝒂𝒄𝒐𝒃 𝑩𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒉𝒆 𝒋𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒅𝒔. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒂 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓.”
On Baker’s inclusion, Wright added:
“𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆. 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚.”
England Squads in Detail
ODI squad vs South Africa:
Harry Brook (Captain), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jamie Smith
T20I squad vs South Africa:
Harry Brook (Captain), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Jamie Smith, Luke Wood
T20I squad vs Ireland:
Jacob Bethell (Captain), Rehan Ahmed, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton, Jos Buttler, Liam Dawson, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Luke Wood
England’s Upcoming Fixtures
- 1st ODI vs South Africa – Leeds, September 2
- 2nd ODI vs South Africa – Lord’s, September 4
- 3rd ODI vs South Africa – Southampton, September 7
- 1st T20I vs South Africa – Cardiff, September 10
- 2nd T20I vs South Africa – Manchester, September 12
- 3rd T20I vs South Africa – Nottingham, September 14
- 1st T20I vs Ireland – Dublin, September 17
- 2nd T20I vs Ireland – Dublin, September 19
- 3rd T20I vs Ireland – Dublin, September 21
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