Ireland’s second Test match against Afghanistan is scheduled for late February in Abu Dhabi. Andrew Balbirnie will lead the Test teams, while Paul Stirling will lead the white-ball teams. Ireland rosters for all-format Afghanistan series.
Ireland rosters for all-format Afghanistan series
Matthew Foster, an uncapped seamer, is a member of the ODI and Test teams. In addition to Foster, the Test squad includes Craig Young, Theo van Woerkom, Barry McCarthy, and others who may make their debuts.
Ireland men’s national selector Andrew White stated, “We’ve played a lot of cricket in this part of the world over the last ten years, so the players should be familiar with the conditions—albeit mostly in white ball formats.”
“The players should enter this series with confidence and momentum following the December Zimbabwe tour, even after a 12-week break.
After a productive training camp in Spain last week, the team will travel to the United Arab Emirates five days prior to the series in order to acclimatise and prepare for the demands of the Middle East.
Since these two teams’ last three-format series in 2019, our team’s composition has undergone significant changes. Though we have a younger age profile today, the 2019 team will probably be more experienced and used to playing multi-day cricket. Take the Test Match as an example. Only five players from the 2019 starting XI are in this group.”
Craig Young, Theo van Woerkom, Craig Young, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, PJ Moor, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Matthew Foster, Graham Hume, and Andy McBrine.
Andrew Balbirnie, Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Paul Stirling (c), Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Theo van Woerkom, Craig Young, Matthew Foster, and Graham Hume.
Craig Young, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, and Paul Stirling (c).
