IRE vs ENG: Ireland announces squad for three-match T20I series against England

Ben Calitz has earned a maiden call-up in Ireland’s T20I squad against England for the upcoming series, the first time it has hosted the Three Lions for a T20I series at home.

Calitz, 23, has represented Canada at the Under-19 level before being selected for the Ireland Wolves tour to UAE in April 2025.

Paul Stirling will lead the 14-member squad, but notable names like Mark Adair, Josh Little, and Fionn Hand, who are still working through rehabilitation programmes, will miss the series due to injury.

All three matches are set to be played in Malahide, in what will be a crucial build-up for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup to be held in India and Sri Lanka next year.

Opening up on the series in context of next year’s T20 World Cup, Ireland National Men’s Selector, Andrew White said, “While every match against England is a special occasion, this series takes on extra importance given we are less than six months out from the next T20 World Cup.

“These matches against England offer us an opportunity to test ourselves against one of the world’s best teams as we build-up to that tournament,” he added.

IRELAND SQUAD

Paul Stirling (captain), Ross Adair, Ben Calitz, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Matthew Humphreys, Barry McCarthy, Jordan Neil, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young

Published on Sep 08, 2025