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England announce squads for South Africa & Ireland series; Jacob Bethell set for historic captaincy

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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:

β€œπ‘±π’‚π’„π’π’ƒ 𝑩𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒂𝒔 π’Šπ’Žπ’‘π’“π’†π’”π’”π’†π’… π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ π’‰π’Šπ’” π’π’†π’‚π’…π’†π’“π’”π’‰π’Šπ’‘ π’’π’–π’‚π’π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’†π’” 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 π’”π’Šπ’π’„π’† 𝒉𝒆 π’‹π’π’Šπ’π’†π’… 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘¬π’π’ˆπ’π’‚π’π’… 𝒔𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒅𝒔. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’”π’†π’“π’Šπ’†π’” π’˜π’Šπ’π’ π’ˆπ’Šπ’—π’† π’‰π’Šπ’Ž 𝒂 π’ˆπ’“π’†π’‚π’• π’‘π’π’‚π’•π’‡π’π’“π’Ž 𝒕𝒐 π’ˆπ’“π’π’˜ 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓.”

On Baker’s inclusion, Wright added:

β€œπ‘Ίπ’π’π’π’š π’Šπ’” π’”π’π’Žπ’†π’π’π’† π’˜π’† 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 π’•π’“π’‚π’„π’Œπ’†π’… 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’”π’π’Žπ’† π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’†. π‘―π’Šπ’” π’„π’π’π’”π’Šπ’”π’•π’†π’π’„π’š π’Šπ’ π’…π’π’Žπ’†π’”π’•π’Šπ’„ π’„π’“π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’• 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘³π’Šπ’π’π’” π’Žπ’‚π’…π’† π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’“π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’• π’Žπ’π’Žπ’†π’π’• 𝒕𝒐 π’ˆπ’Šπ’—π’† π’‰π’Šπ’Ž π’‰π’Šπ’” π’‡π’Šπ’“π’”π’• π’π’‘π’‘π’π’“π’•π’–π’π’Šπ’•π’š.”

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

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