Review
England:
England are likely to play the players who are in the Champions Trophy squad which means Northamptonshire's Ben Duckett and Middlesex's Steven Finn are likely to miss out at Bristol. Without all-rounders Stokes and Woakes to balance the side, England may go in, unusually for them, with just five bowlers. If that is the case, Liam Plunkett and Mark Wood will likely take the new ball and the only real decision is whether England will play both Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid or opt for the extra seamer in Jake Ball. The batting order will pick itself with Bairstow at five and Billings at six.
Ireland:
Ireland have Kevin O'Brien and Stirling fit after injury issues in their last series against Afghanistan and the batting line-up, with wicket-keeper Gary Wilson in the middle order, is settled. The bowling attack is harder to predict but there may be a place for seamers Young and McCarthy, perhaps the best Irish long-term seam prospect, alongside Murtagh and Stuart Thompson. Off-spinner McBrine may be joined by former Somerset left-arm spinner George Dockrell should two slow bowlers be required.
What they said:
"It's obviously a pretty historic moment for Irish cricket that we've been invited across to play England. We've played them before a good few times but that's been in either world tournaments or at home so to get the opportunity to play for Ireland at Lord's is brilliant. We are all really looking forward to it." - Ireland's Gary Wilson is chuffed by the prospect of the team's maiden tour of England.
Teams:
England (From): Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Sam Billings, Jonny Bairstow(w), Eoin Morgan(c), Moeen Ali, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Jake Ball, Ben Duckett, David Willey, Steven Finn, Mark Wood
Ireland (From): Ed Joyce, Paul Stirling, William Porterfield(c), Andrew Balbirnie, Kevin O'Brien, Gary Wilson(w), Stuart Thompson, Andy McBrine, George Dockrell, Tim Murtagh, Peter Chase, Barry McCarthy, Niall O'Brien, Craig Young
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