Watch England's three-match women's ODI series live on Sky Sports – first game in Derby on Tuesday (1pm start); uncapped wicketkeeper-batter Kira Chathli and seamer Grace Potts part of 15-player squad; Amy Jones, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Lauren Bell and Sophie Ecclestone among big names rested
England Women's ODI side will have a different look to it against Ireland, with senior figures rested and new or fringe players handed opportunities.
Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt and batter Danni Wyatt-Hodge are absent as they focus on fitness and injury recovery, while spinner Sophie Ecclestone, seamer Lauren Bell and wicketkeeper Amy Jones are missing for the three-game series, live on Sky Sports.
When the squad was announced earlier this month, the England press release stated the breather given to senior players was also aimed at "widening and deepening the talent pool" and so some newbies and returnees now have a chance to impress.
Charlie Dean (captain), Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Kira Chathli, Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Sophia Dunkley, Lauren Filer, Dani Gibson, Jodi Grewcock, Freya Kemp, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Charis Pavely, Grace Potts, Mady Villiers, Issy Wong
The series starts in Derby on Tuesday (1pm) before the Midlands roadshow continues in Leicester on Thursday (1pm) and then concludes in Worcester on Sunday (10.30am).
One intriguing element will be seeing how Alice Capsey does as wicketkeeper, with the 22-year-old poised to take the gloves despite the presence of uncapped wicketkeeper-batter Kira Chathli in the 15-player party.
Capsey was the designated back-up wicketkeeper to Jones in England's T20 World Cup squad this summer but now gets a gig as senior glovewoman, one that could potentially turn into a long-term role, particularly with Jones now 33 years of age.
Jones notched twin fifties in England's Test defeat to India at Lord's in July, yet toiled in the T20 World Cup before that, making double figures only once in her last six knocks after starting the competition with a half-century against Sri Lanka.
If Capsey can impress with the gloves – a facet Jones still excels in – and keep scoring runs, too, then Jones' rest could perhaps turn into a more permanent absence.
Another look into the future comes as Charlie Dean captains once again, having done that job admirably during Sciver-Brunt's injury issues this summer, steering the side to T20I series wins over New Zealand and India.
Dead backed Capsey to impress in her opportunity behind the stumps against Ireland. "She is a bit of a jack-of-all-trades really," Dean said in her pre-match press conference on Monday.
"She kept really well in one of the warm-up games before the World Cup and I think that sparked a bit more trust in her ability. That's really exciting.
"She works really hard off the pitch, I feel like she's growing in confidence and I'm excited to see how it goes."
Dean impressed Sky Sports pundit Simon Doull with her "cricket nous" and leadership ability during her stint in charge earlier this summer – Doull has even suggested Dean should become permanent skipper now so Sciver-Brunt can focus on her batting.
