Little has not played first-class cricket since 2019 but the 23-year-old’s stock has never been higher following an impressive stint at the Indian Premier League with Gujarat Titans and would surely have improved the Irish attack had he been picked. 👉 MEN'S TEST SQUAD NAMED The 15-player squad has been named for the upcoming Lord's Test against England in June (and first-class match against Essex). Josh Little, centre, will not be joining his team-mates at Lord’s (Lorraine O’Sullivan/PA)The Ireland squad contains five players who took on England in 2019 and lost by 143 runs – captain Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling, James McCollom, Mark Adair and Andy McBrine. Ireland have lost all six of their Test match outings, but saw Lorcan Tucker, Curtis Campher and Stirling score their maiden centuries in recent months. They face Essex in a first-class warm-up game at Chelmsford starting on May 26, before the four-day Test runs from June 1-4.

Source: The Herald May 07, 2023 01:34 UTC