One-day captain Alastair Cook, batsman Ian Bell, off-spinner Graeme Swann and seamers James Anderson and Stuart Broad will sit out the five-match series between Sept 6 and 16.
England’s decision to give a break to crucial players before they attempt to complete a fourth successive Ashes series win had been widely expected but it prompted former captain Vaughan, a Telegraph Sport columnist, to say on Twitter that spectators should be offered a partial refund.
“I would only have rested Captain Cook. Plenty of time to rest from Sept 16th-Nov 21st!!! Can’t sell tickets then rest 5 star names,” Vaughan said after England named a squad including players such as Jamie Overton, who is uncapped at any level.
“No problems resting players but I think supporters who have paid good money to watch the best should get a small refund.”
However, the series is still heading for a sell-out and the counties hosting the internationals – Yorkshire, Lancashire, Warwickshire, Glamorgan and Hampshire – will not offer refunds as team selection is not one of the conditions of purchase. Warwickshire confirmed last night that they had received no requests for refunds.
“Despite the rested players the England squad will be strong and have some exciting young players in it so I do not think it will undermine late sales or leave people feeling short-changed,” Warwickshire chief executive Colin Povey said.
Hampshire believe that the presence of local favourite Michael Carberry will help to ensure that the final one-dayer at the Ageas Bowl is a sell-out.
“We’re delighted, especially as Michael Carberry has been called up. Not only is it a great opportunity for Michael, and well deserved too, we expect it to have a positive effect on ticket sales as Hampshire fans get behind one of their own,” a Hampshire spokesman said.
The opening ODI at Headingley on Friday week is a sell-out and only a limited number of tickets are available for the matches at Old Trafford on Sept 8, Edgbaston on Sept 11 and Cardiff on Sept 14.
Sky Sports, who will televise the one-day series, declined to comment on England’s squad selection.
England ODI squad v Ireland: E Morgan (Middlesex, capt), G Ballance (Yorkshire), R Bopara (Essex), D Briggs (Hampshire), J Buttler (Somerset), M Carberry (Hampshire), S Finn (Middlesex), C Jordan (Sussex), J Overton (Somerset), B Rankin (Warwickshire), B Stokes (Durham), J Taylor (Nottinghamshire), J Tredwell (Kent), L Wright (Sussex).
England ODI squad v Australia: E Morgan (Middlesex, capt), R Bopara (Essex), J Buttler (Somerset), M Carberry (Hampshire), S Finn (Middlesex), C Jordan (Sussex), J Overton (Somerset), K Pietersen (Surrey), B Rankin (Warwickshire), J Root (Yorkshire), B Stokes (Durham), J Tredwell (Kent), J Trott (Warwickshire), L Wright (Sussex).
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