England have added Adil Rashid and Mark Wood to their squad to play Ireland
Friday 1 May 2015 18:58, UK
The ECB have announced that Adil Rashid and Mark Wood will be added to the England squad for next Friday’s Royal London One-Day International against Ireland.
Yorkshire leg-spinner Rashid and Durham seamer Wood are currently on tour with England in the West Indies but were not selected for any of the Test matches.
And, with the third and final Test now underway, the duo will return early from the Caribbean and link up with the rest of the 13-man squad ahead of Friday’s game in Malahide, near Dublin.
Although Wood and Rashid have failed to break into the Test team, they are believed to have impressed the coaches on tour and could now push their case for selection in the 50-over format.
The 25-year-old Wood will be hoping to make his senior England debut, despite having only featured in 18 List A matches so far.
Rashid, like Wood, has already represented the Lions this year, and he has played in five ODIs previously, although the most recent was back in November 2009.
Nottinghamshire batsman James Taylor will captain a new-look England side, which is certain to feature some new faces.
As well as Wood, Zafar Ansari, Sam Billings, Lewis Gregory, James Vince and David Willey are in contention for senior international debuts.
England ODI squad to play Ireland: James Taylor (captain, Nottinghamshire), Zafar Ansari (Surrey), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Steven Finn, Lewis Gregory (Somerset), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), James Vince (Hampshire), David Willey (Northamptonshire), Mark Wood (Durham)
