Nottingham (England), Sep 23 (AP) Ireland won the toss and opted to bowl first against England on Saturday in the second match of their one-day international series at Trent Bridge.

England is without all of its Cricket World Cup-bound players. Zak Crawley is captain of the second-string team.

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Ireland failed to qualify for the World Cup in India starting next month, so is already looking ahead to the 2027 edition.

The first ODI in the three-match series was abandoned without a ball being bowled on Wednesday because of wet weather.

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Teams:

England: Phil Salt, Will Jacks, Zak Crawley (captain), Ben Duckett, Sam Hain, Jamie Smith, Brydon Carse, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Matt Potts, George Scrimshaw

Ireland: Paul Stirling (captain), Andy Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, George Dockrell, Andy McBrine, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Josh Little. (AP)

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