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The four One-Day Cup breakout stars pushing for an England call: A flame-haired record-breaker, Mushtaq Ahmed's young protege, a Harry Brook-Ben Stokes hybrid and the Bazball archetype
With England set to rest captain Harry Brook and other senior figures like Joe Root ahead of the Ashes, next month's three-match one-day series in Ireland offers opportunities for younger players to be blooded.
It was a similar scenario against the Irish two Septembers ago when England's director of cricket Rob Key and his fellow selectors delved beneath the surface and into a talent pool that included debutants Jamie Smith and Tom Hartley.
