Eoin Morgan won the draw and chose to play first in England's first ODI in his homeland since his final World Cup victory last summer.
England's XI includes just four of those who played that day at Lord's, with Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer, Joe Root, Mark Wood and Chris Woakes, all missing due to their participation in the trial squad and Liam Plunkett it was his summer. plans as selectors look to the future.
That means opportunities for several marginal players to impress, including James Vince, who will hit No. 3 in his homeland. There are medium-order chances for Sam Billings and Tom Banton, after Joe Denly suffered lower back pain yesterday in training, while David Willey, Tom Curran and Saqib Mahmood are the three players.
Ireland handed ODI's debut to hitter Harry Tector and Curtis Campher, the South African-born SUV who qualifies with his mother's passport and has never played a game of cricket on Irish soil.
Tector, a 20-year-old hitter who has long been designated a future international within the Irish system, has already played 20 T20I and is due to beat at No. 4. Its inclusion means there is no place for William Porterfield, who loses his first ODI since 2014, ending a streak of 70 consecutive appearances.
Ireland's XI includes two descendants in Simi Singh and Andy McBrine, while Craig Young and Barry McCarthy will share the bowling workload with Campher. Josh Little, Boyd Rankin and Porterfield are the three members of the 14-man team to be lost, with Mark Adair among the reserves due to injury.
"The field looks great," said Morgan. "The preparation has been excellent. There will not be a lot of cuts and changes throughout the series."
"We were also going to have a bat," said Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie. "It's been a good surface all week since we've been here."
England: 1 Jason Roy, 2 Jonny Bairstow (week), 3 James Vince, 4 Eoin Morgan (captain), 5 Sam Billings, 6 Tom Banton, 7 Moeen Ali, 8 David Willey, 9 Tom Curran, 10 Adil Rashid, 11 Saqib Mahmood
Ireland: 1 Paul Stirling, 2 Gareth Delany, 3 Andy Balbirnie (captain), 4 Harry Tector, 5 Kevin O'Brien, 6 Lorcan Tucker, 7 Curtis Campher, 8 Simi Singh, 9 Andy McBrine, 10 Barry McCarthy, 11 Craig Young
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