Former cricketer Mark Butcher believes Jacob Bethell's promotion to the temporary captaincy position for the three T20Is agaisnt Ireland is "hard to explain" and shows a "lack of respect" to the hosts.
Jacob Bethell, who is set to become the youngest captain for an international match in England's history, is looking to channel Test skipper Ben Stokes' mentality of leading a side ahead of his first assignment in Ireland, scheduled to begin on September 17.
A host of England players made ground in the latest ICC Women's ODI rankings following their eye-catching performances in the ongoing 50-Over series against Ireland.
In the post match presentation, Balbirnie said, "Character not in doubt, we've got a tough group. Test cricket is very raw to us, yesterday was a tough day but to come back and make England bat again was a small win.
The English vice-captain struck a 207-ball double maiden hundred to become the fastest scorer in England. Along with this he also became the second-fastest double-century scored by an England batter.
England kickstarted their summer with a dominant bowling display at Lord's against Ireland, bundling the visitors out for 172 closely after tea. Crawley and Duckett then put on a century stand in no time to take England close to a lead.
Stokes during press commitments at Lord's discussed his role in his team's victory in IPL. He said, "I played a little bit of a John Terry role winning the IPL,"