Uncapped Carmichael, Mayes and McCarthy called up for ODIs against West Indies

Ireland have called up the uncapped trio of Cade Carmichael, the top-order batter, and seamers Thomas Mayes and Liam McCarthy for the three-ODI series at home against West Indies later this month. Fast-bowling allrounder Mark Adair will miss the ODIs as he is still recovering from a knee injury suffered during the tour of Zimbabwe earlier this year, but is part of the T20Is that follow.

Carmichael, Mayes and McCarthy were all part of Ireland A in their 50-over tri-series against Sri Lanka A and Afghanistan A in the UAE last month, where Ireland lost the final to Sri Lanka, and are all part of the ODI team; McCarthy is also in the T20I set-up.

Ireland have left out Gavin Hoey, Graham Hume and Morgan Topping from their last ODI squad, which toured Zimbabwe in February.

Carmichael is in form. He has scores of 107 and 86 for Northern Knights in the first two games of Ireland's ongoing List A tournament, and made an unbeaten 75 against Afghanistan A in the UAE.

Mayes picked up ten wickets in four games in the tri-series, and has six wickets in the domestic List A tournament so far, while McCarthy had seven wickets in the UAE and has four so far in the domestic competition.

Hume, Neil Rock, Fionn Hand and Tim Tector, who were part of the T20I squad in Zimbabwe, haven't been picked for the T20Is, while Ross Adair is back, having missed the Zimbabwe series owing to injury.

"Cade Carmichael has been in the pathway for several years now. His talent, stroke play, and resilience were on full display for the Wolves in April, and his rise over the last couple of years is a real demonstration of how consistent performances - and his ability to adapt his game to conditions - have been recognised with an International call-up," national selector Andrew White said in a statement. "In a similar vein, two seam bowlers - Liam McCarthy and Tom Mayes - have also been recognised for consistency and demonstrating the ability to step their game up a level at each time of asking.

"Both players offer something different to the squad - Mayes with his height and accuracy, while McCarthy brings a slightly different dynamic to our attack and will certainly challenge the batters techniques."

This is the first time West Indies would be playing in Ireland since 2019. The three ODIs are on May 21, 23 and 25 in Clontarf, while the T20Is are scheduled for June 12, 14 and 15 in Bready.

ODI squad: Paul Stirling (capt), Andy Balbirnie, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Curtis Campher, Cade Carmichael, George Dockrell, Matthew Humphreys, Josh Little, Thomas Mayes, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Liam McCarthy, Craig Young

T20I squad: Paul Stirling (capt), Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Curtis Campher, Mark Adair, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Matthew Humphreys, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Liam McCarthy, Craig Young, Ben White