O'Brien brothers set to face England
Fri 24 Apr 2015
Leicestershire duo Niall and Kevin O’Brien are in the Ireland squad to face England in the Royal London ODI in Dublin on Friday, May 8th.
The duo were key members of the ICC World Cup Squad in Australia and New Zealand, where Ireland came so close to qualifying for the knockout stages.
Niall made 70 for Leicestershire in the first LV=CC game of the season against Glamorgan and brother Kevin is joining the Foxes for the NatWest T20 Blast competition later this summer.
The match in Malahide marks the 200th ODI appearance for skipper Will Porterfield, one of nine players with English county experience in the 14-man squad.
It promises to be an entertaining fixture ahead of a big summer for England, who entertain ICC World Cup finalists and New Zealand and Australia in tests, ODIs and T20Is.
Ireland (from): William Porterfield (captain), 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.
