England Test Squad versus Ireland: England Men’s selection panel have named a 15-strong squad for the LV= Insurance Test match against Ireland at Lord’s starting on Thursday 1 June 2023.
England Men’s Test Squad versus Ireland-
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)
Matthew Potts (Durham)
Ollie Robinson (Sussex)
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
Mark Wood (Durham)
ENG vs IRE: Jonny Bairstow is back with England :-
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.
Mark Wood is back in the squad :-
After taking a break from the tour of New Zealand, Durham fast bowler Mark Wood is back in the squad.
Surrey batter Ollie Pope has been officially confirmed as England’s vice-captain with immediate effect.
ENG vs IRE: Jofra Archer has been ruled out for the rest of the summer :-
Sussex fast bowler Jofra Archer has ruled out for the rest of the summer after recent scans revealed he has sustained a recurrence of a stress fracture to his right elbow. He will now spend time with the England and Sussex medical teams, who will work on his injury management.
