Rankin and Morgan in England squad

Boyd Rankin and Eoin Morgan are in the England squad to play against their former team Ireland in Tuesday's one-day international at Malahide.

Bready paceman Rankin took a wicket on his England debut in a Twenty20 game against New Zealand in June.

Rankin could make his England ODI debut against the Irish, who he played 37 times for, while Morgan, who captains the team, is a former Malahide player.

"It is exciting to see him with three lions on his chest," said Morgan.

"The opportunity is endless and if he achieves his potential, hopefully we will see him in a white Test shirt sooner rather than later."

Morgan is also hopeful of forcing his way back into the Test set-up having not played for England in the longer-format of the game since the series against Pakistan in Dubai in February 2012.

"It is just weight of runs and lack of form has led me to where I am, being dropped," he continued.

"I think one-day runs can help. It was the prime reason I got selected in the first place."

The 26-year-old is England captain in the absence of Alastair Cook, who is being rested.

Bowler Steve Finn is among six England players with Test experience.

One-day specialists Ravi Bopara, Jos Buttler and Luke Wright are included, while the highly rated Ben Stokes, James Tredwell and James Taylor will all be out to impress with an Ashes tour coming up in the winter.

There are call-ups for Michael Carberry, Jamie Overton, Gary Ballance and Danny Briggs.

There promises to be a number of intriguing personal battles with Ireland's county players coming face-to-face with their colleagues.

There's the prospect of Middlesex pair Paul Stirling and Tim Murtagh against Finn and Morgan, Ed Joyce tussling with Sussex stars Wright and Chris Jordan, and George Dockrell aiming to get the bragging rights over Buttler and Overton.

There's also the very real possibility of best friends and Warwickshire team-mates William Porterfield and Rankin coming head-to-head from the very first delivery of the biggest cricket match ever to be hosted in Ireland.

It's a return to a familiar hunting ground for Morgan - he began his Leinster senior career with Malahide as a mere 13-year-old back in 2000.

Indeed, he was part of the Malahide side which captured the Irish Senior Cup in 2002.

Morgan will find the new international venue at Malahide barely recognisable from the club venue of a decade ago.

The ground has been transformed into a 10,000 capacity venue for the blue-riband fixture, and the game is on course to be a sell-out.

Ireland squad : William Porterfield (captain) (Warwickshire), George Dockrell (Somerset), Trent Johnston (YMCA), Ed Joyce (Sussex), John Mooney (North County), Tim Murtagh (Middlesex), Kevin O'Brien (Railway Union), Niall O'Brien (Leicestershire), Eddie Richardson (North County), Max Sorensen (The Hills), Paul Stirling (Middlesex), Andrew White (Instonians), Gary Wilson (Surrey).

England squad: Eoin Morgan (captain) (Middlesex), Gary Ballance (Yorkshire), Ravi Bopora (Essex), Danny Briggs (Hampshire), Jos Buttler (Somerset), Michael Carberry (Hampshire), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Chris Jordan (Sussex), Jamie Overton (Somerset), Boyd Rankin (Warwickshire), Ben Stokes (Durham), James Taylor (Notts), James Tredwell (Kent), Luke Wright (Sussex).

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