More on KentOnline
Home Canterbury Sport Article
Kent's Joe Denly and Sam Billings have both been selected in England's 14-man squad for their one-day series against Ireland.
England announced Denly had joined the England one-day squad on Friday after he had been overlooked for the second and third Tests against West Indies, having played in the first Test at the Ageas Bowl.
He is in the England training group alongside county captain Billings.
The series starts on Thursday and will be played behind closed doors in a bio-secure environment.
All games will be played at the Ageas Bowl, with the second game of the series being held on Saturday and the final match being played on Tuesday, August 4.
"We are developing excellent strength in depth in white-ball cricket," said England selector James Taylor.
"Even though a number of Test players are unavailable, there is great competition for places, as we have seen during the intra-squad matches and the England Lions warm-up match.
"There are a number of players who'll feel unlucky not to have made the final squad and that says a lot about how many players we currently have pushing hard for selection at the highest level.
"These ODIs against Ireland are an opportunity to continue the exciting evolution of the ODI side, while also looking towards the T20 World Cup in 2021.
"In this challenging season, everyone at England appreciates the hard work and dedication of the county coaches and support staff who have helped these players to get ready for competitive cricket."
As well as their 14-man squad, England have also named three reserves.
England squad: Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) (captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Tom Banton (Somerset), Sam Billings (Kent), Tom Curran (Surrey), Liam Dawson (Hampshire), Joe Denly (Kent), Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Reece Topley (Surrey), James Vince (Hampshire), David Willey (Yorkshire).
Reserves: Richard Gleeson (Lancashire), Lewis Gregory (Somerset), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire).