Will Jacks hit four sixes against Ireland in his first England cap. Photo: Getty Images/Jason Cairnduff. Match review: England vs Ireland
With just 12 days until the 2023 World Cup, England's attention was already focused on the 2027 World Cup. Their squad that defeated Ireland by 48 runs at Trent Bridge did not include any of the 15 players who will fly to India on Wednesday, but Will Jacks, Sam Hain and Rehan Ahmed were still reminders of the depth of talent that now exists in Team India. English game.
Had they played in any other era of English white-ball cricket before 2015, all three might well have gone to the World Cup. Jacks is considered by many to be England's most outstanding white-ball batsman of the next generation. His quick score of 94, marked by furious movement including three consecutive boundaries in Josh Little's second over, added to the impression.
Two drawn sixes against spin deliveries from Little and Barry McCarthy indicate the power that makes Jax such an exciting white-ball opener. Even the manner of his dismissal — when he narrowly dismissed George Dockrel and avoided any temptation to make his first international hundred — showed a dedication that could well make Jacks the long-term successor to Jason Roy.
Jack is no more! ❌
The girlish age will have to wait! 😩 pic.twitter.com/B0CDfjEZ87
— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) September 23, 2023
In his first cap in his hometown (although he moved to Leicestershire to speed up his introduction to first team cricket), Ahmed underlined England's belief that he would eventually replace Adil Rashid. While there have been poor performances from time to time, England's path now is to focus on what the players can do rather than what they can't. Three of Ahmed's four wickets were googlies; his figures of 4-54 confirmed why England were so encouraged by his abilities. The most pressing question for England now (and thankfully still hypothetical) is whether they will trust the 19-year-old to replace Rashid if he gets injured at the World Cup, or prefer Liam Dawson's more reliable left-arm spin .< /p>
If Jacks and Ahmed are the kind of talents England have long mistrusted but have been embraced by the new white-ball culture since 2015, Hayne is the exact opposite: a player who would have been more valued in previous decades than he is now. This explains why, despite an outstanding List A record (his average is 58), Hayne had to wait until he was 28 to make his international debut.
In his first England match, Hayne faced a new challenge: batting at number five, a position he had never occupied before in a one-day game, instead making most of his runs at opening or at number three. Hayne's entrance into international cricket was a bit jittery, scoring just one of his first 11 balls before being dropped on the 12th ball when Harry Tector jumped over the cut and came back.
From the next ball Hayne kicked Barry McCarthy through mid on for four. It was a shot he repeated several times, combining that power with precise placement — he ran through nine twos — and a four from Little, signaling Hayne's recent expansion of his game. Although there was no debut century — he was caught for 89 in England's final match — Hayne gave a promising early sign that his qualities could transfer to the international level.
89 and that's it! ❌
Sam Hain's impressive innings comes to an end! 👏 pic.twitter.com/cwj7m9JOEb
— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) September 23, 2023
There are more glamorous options in the England team. But even in this era of English white-ball cricket, there are still opportunities for later developers and batsmen whose instinctive approach is a little less fanatical. Hayne only needs to look at the man who took Roy's place as an opener: Dawid Malan, who set an impressive one-day record in the domestic arena before finally making his ODI debut at the age of 31. With Malan turning 40 by the 2027 World Cup and Joe Root's participation guaranteed, Hayne will also have plans to become England's best leading man.
England's three other international debutants were unable to match Hayne's performance. Combative wicketkeeper-batsman Jamie Smith managed just nine before finishing off left-arm spin from Dockrell; George Scrimshaw hit four no balls in his first over before using his pace to dismiss Paul Stirling and Lorcan Tucker; and left-arm spinner Tom Hartley was tidy but unlucky in his first ten overs. Apart from Ahmed, England struggled for a place in the middle overs, with Ireland slipping to 157-7 before their final three batsmen, with career-best performances, took the total to 286.
England's new generation will be getting ready. for further chances in either the final ODI on Wednesday or the white-ball tour of the Caribbean after the World Cup. For all their focus on the coming weeks in India, the talented national team squad gives England hope that the rest of the decade could bring more white-ball trophies.
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