James Taylor, the 25-year-old Nottinghamshire batsman, has been named captain of England for the forthcoming One-Day International against Ireland.
The Outlaws’ right-hander leads a youthful England side for the game in Dublin on Friday 8th May, which also includes his county teammate Alex Hales.
Taylor, who joined Notts in 2012 and has since averaged 74.42 in List A cricket for the county, has 17 ODI caps to his name having made his international debut back in 2011.
Having skippered the England Lions since 2011, the former Leicestershire man took over the captaincy of the Outlaws in limited-overs cricket in 2014, leading his side to the knockout rounds of the 50 and 20 over competitions.
He scored a career-best 98 not out in the ICC Cricket World Cup opener against Australia, one of five half-centuries for England in the 50 over format.
“To be given the opportunity to lead your country is a huge honour," Taylor said.
"There are still some very experienced and talented cricketers in that team who I’d have been delighted to have as my captain, so it is a privilege and one I’m going to relish.
"It’s going to be brilliant leading an England team in a one-day international. We know it will be a tough game against Ireland and this match provides a great chance for us all to show we can play a huge role in limited overs cricket in years to come.”
Eleven players have been named for the possibility of more being added once the side is named for the third and final Test in the West Indies.
“We are expecting a very competitive match against a talented Ireland side and this fixture gives us a great opportunity to look at players who have performed well in county cricket and for the Lions," added national selector James Whitaker.
"We are starting to identify players we believe can make a real impact in limited overs cricket in the next four years as we build towards the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2019 and these players have a huge opportunity to stake a claim for further opportunities this summer.
“James Taylor has played with many of these players with England and England Lions and his experiences leading Notts Outlaws make him an ideal captain to lead a young and dynamic side with Eoin Morgan currently in India at the IPL.
“We will add a number of players to the squad once the side for the final Test against West Indies has been selected.
“On behalf of the selectors I would like to congratulate all players on their selection and wish Peter Moores and the side all the very best against Ireland.”
Taylor and Hales will return from Ireland in time to feature in the LV= County Championship match against Durham starting two days later on Sunday 10 May.
England squad to face Ireland (from): James Taylor, Alex Hales, Jason Roy, James Vince, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Zafar Ansari, Tim Bresnan, David Willey, Lewis Gregory and Steven Finn.
Ireland squad (from): William Porterfield (c), Andrew Balbirnie, Alex Cusack, George Dockrell, Ed Joyce, Andrew McBrine, John Mooney, Tim Murtagh, Kevin O'Brien, Niall O'Brien, Paul Stirling, Stuart Thompson, Gary Wilson, Craig Young.
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