James Taylor - England Captain

James Taylor's first England game as captain was cut short and abandoned after Ireland had reached 56/4. Rain then persisted in Malahide.


Ansari, Roy, Vince, Willey and Wood all making their ODI debuts.




01/05/2015

James Taylor, the 25-year-old Outlaws batsman, has been named captain of England for the forthcoming ODI against Ireland.



“To be given the opportunity to lead your country is a huge honour," Taylor said.

Having skippered the England Lions since 2011, the diminutive former Leicestershire man took over the captaincy of the Outlaws in limited-overs cricket in 2014, leading his side to the knockout rounds of both the 50 and 20 over competitions.

England squad to face Ireland (from): 
James Taylor, Outlaws
Alex Hales, Outlaws
Jason Roy, Surrey
James Vince, Hampshire
Jonny Bairstow, Yorkshire
Sam Billings, Kent
 Zafar Ansari, Surrey
Tim Bresnan, Yorkshire
David Willey, Northants
Lewis Gregory Somerset
Steven Finn. Middlesex

1st May also added to squad

Adil Rashid, Yorkshire
Mark Wood, Durham

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.
Following the match, Yorkshire's players will return to the UK by chartered private jet!