Overview
- Jacob Bethell has been named captain for England’s three-match T20I tour of Ireland from Sept 17 to 21, becoming the youngest-ever England men's international skipper at 21 years old and breaking Monty Bowden’s 136-year-old record.
- Regular white-ball and multi-format players such as Harry Brook, Jofra Archer and Ben Duckett have been rested for workload management ahead of England’s home series against South Africa and the Ashes in Australia.
- Selectors have handed 22-year-old fast bowler Sonny Baker his first senior England call-up for the South Africa ODIs and included him in the Ireland T20I squad after standout performances for England Lions and in domestic cricket.
- Assistant coach Marcus Trescothick will lead the touring party in Ireland, with head coach Brendon McCullum skipping the short series following a demanding summer across formats.
- England confirmed full squads for the early-September white-ball series against South Africa and the Ireland T20Is, blending emerging talent and specialist white-ball players while omitting injury-recovering Mark Wood and leaving out fringe names Sam Curran and Liam Livingstone.