Squad announced for England Men’s Test match versus Ireland.
England Men’s selection panel have named a 15-player squad for the LV= Insurance Test match against Ireland at Lord’s starting on Thursday 1 June 2023.
England Men’s Test Squad:
Ben Stokes (Durham) Captain
James Anderson (Lancashire)
Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)
Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
Zak Crawley (Kent)
Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)
Dan Lawrence (Essex)
Jack Leach (Somerset)
Ollie Pope (Surrey) Vice captain
Matthew Potts (Durham)
Ollie Robinson (Sussex)
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
Mark Wood (Durham)
Surrey batter Ollie Pope has been officially confirmed as England’s vice-captain with immediate effect.
Yorkshire wicketkeeper-batter Jonathan Bairstow is now fully fit, following his broken left leg and dislocated ankle, and is back with England for the first time since last August.
Warwickshire seamer Chris Woakes returns to the Test squad for the first time since March 2022, and if selected, this will be his first Test appearance on home soil since August 2020.
After taking a break from the tour of New Zealand, Durham fast bowler Mark Wood is back in the squad.
Commenting on the selected squad, ECB Managing Director for England Men’s Cricket, Rob Key, said:
“We are looking forward to the summer ahead and getting into the swing of things, starting with a good test against Ireland.
“It was a seriously tough decision to leave Ben Foakes out of the squad. He has been excellent for England in the last year, but Jonny Bairstow is one of the best players in the world whose performances last summer epitomised what we are about.”
LV= Insurance Test match: England v Ireland, 1-4 June 2023, Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
