O’Brien, Young, Rankin return for Pakistan series

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Ireland have been boosted ahead of their one-day series against Pakistan next month by being able to name Niall O’Brien, Craig Young and Boyd Rankin in their squad for the two ODIs.

O’Brien (calf) and Young (elbow) missed the recent series against Afghanistan due to injuries while Rankin was unavailable because of Warwickshire commitments.

The return of Rankin and Young will add depth to the pace-bowling department when they take on Pakistan in Dublin on August 18 and 20.

O’Brien’s presence will bring experience to the top order which continues to rely heavily on Ed Joyce who scored 339 runs at …

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