DUBLIN :Jordan Cox marked his return to international cricket in spectacular fashion by blasting a quickfire fifty despite a knee problem to guide England to a six-wicket victory over Ireland and seal a 2-0 series triumph at a sold-out Malahide on Sunday.

The 24-year-old, who had not played for England for over a year and was not even named in the original squad, smashed 55 off 35 deliveries at number four to help his side chase down a modest target of 155 with 17 balls to spare.

Cox was injured while taking the catch when he seemed to jar his knee in the turf at deep midwicket, forcing him to go off the field for treatment, but that did not stop him from coming out to bat when England needed him at 33-2.

His sudden recall to the England setup came after his heroics in The Hundred, wher

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