Hampshire pair Vince and Dawson aiming to impress during England’s first home ODI series as world champions

Ben Stokes, Joe Root, Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer are among those in the middle of their Test commitments so are absent from the three matches at Hampshire’s Ageas Bowl starting tomorrow.

Limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan, plus openers Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow and leg-spinner Adil Rashid are the only players available who appeared in last July's unforgettable World Cup final.

Hampshire pair James Vince and Liam Dawson are among those aiming to impress in England's first one-day international assignment on home soil since becoming world champions.

Vince has only played 13 ODIs since making his debut against Ireland in Dublin over five years ago.

In his first innings, against Sri Lanka in 2016 in his second game, he struck 51 - a score which remains his ODI best.

Typical of Vince’s international career, he has generally made starts - only two single figure scores in 11 visits to the crease - but is still waiting for a really big innings and averages 24.09.

He will be hoping his unbeaten 66 against Ireland at The Ageas Bowl in a friendly for England Lions last Sunday will see him feature in the three-game series.

Phil Salt and Sam Hain were unlucky to be left out of the squad to face Ireland.

Sussex opener Salt registered a 58-ball hundred against the same opponents at the venue for England Lions on Sunday, while Warwickshire batsman Hain averages 59.78 in List A matches.

However, England have plumped for the more tried and trusted fringe players such as Vince and Sam Billings.

Morgan said: ‘Over the last four-and-a-bit years we've always had tough decisions to make and I think everybody who was left out was a tough call.

‘The standard and skill level that has been produced since the guys have come together has been exceptional. It's been way above the standard that I expected given the time we had off.

‘Certainly the two guys were unlucky to miss out, along with others. I think we're blessed with a high calibre group of top-order batters, not only in the first XI but also sitting in the wings.’

Regarding Vince and Billings, Morgan added: ‘I think a lot of the perception is that they've almost had their chance and their time has gone, whereas we see it as: going into the next World Cup we need experienced guys making good decisions under pressure, that's exactly what we're after, and experience lends itself to that.

‘We'll continue to give opportunities, but it's to those guys we feel might have an impact in selection on the next two T20 World Cups or the next 50-over World Cup.’

Dawson, meanwhile, is one of two spinners in the 14-man squad alongside Rashid.

He made his ODI debut in September 2016 against Pakistan in Cardiff, but his only other two outings were against Sri Lanka in October 2018.

The 30-year-old will be hoping his 4-21 in last week’s intra-squad friendly will help him with a fourth cap.

Still only 26, ex-Hampshire left-arm seamer Reece Topley is back in the mix after horrific luck with injuries since he last played for England four years ago.

Back then, Topley, who boasts a record of 16 wickets in 10 ODIs at 25.62, was part of a squad that reached the World Twenty20 final.

But the 6ft 7in left-armer has undergone multiple surgeries on his lower back following several stress fractures.

Ireland have only ever beaten England once in any format - in the 2011 World Cup in Bangalore.

Their hero that night, Kevin O’Brien, is still Ireland’s most dangerous batsman.

The Dubliner, now 36, hit 113 nine years ago, the last time he went past three figures in this format.

His average in 10 ODIs against England is a modest 26.55 but belted a century in last week’s intra-squad match at The Ageas Bowl.

Hampshire supporters might also remember his appearance for Ireland at The Ageas Bowl in the Friends Provident Trophy in 2009. That day, he struck 94 off 75 balls but the hosts romped to victory thanks to centuries from Sean Ervine and Michael Carberry.