 Trent Johnston will lead Ireland against England at Stormont |
Middlesex batsman Eoin Morgan is among Ireland's 12-man squad for their first ever full one-day international, on Tuesday against England. England are the only Test nation the Irish have not played and the Belfast match is close to being a sell-out.
The Ireland squad includes most of the players who have successfully qualified for the 2007 World Cup, which is being staged in the West Indies.
Wicket-keeper Niall O'Brien will be added to the squad if released by Kent.
The squad also features batsman Dominick Joyce, whose older brother Ed toured the West Indies with England A earlier this year.
Like his Middlesex team-mate, Morgan, 19, has already stated his ambition to play for England in future.
Ireland, who have won one game and lost five in their inaugural season in county cricket's C&G Trophy, have been given full ODI status in the run-up to the World Cup.
One-day internationals against fellow World Cup qualifiers Scotland and the Netherlands follow in August.
Ireland: T Johnston (capt), A Botha, J Bray, P Gillespie, D Joyce, D Langford-Smith, K McCallan, J Mooney, P Mooney, E Morgan, K O'Brien, A White.
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