Ireland captain William Porterfield insists that his side have unfinished business against Australia when the sides clash at the end of the month in Belfast.
Porterfield leads the 13-strong squad, no less than nine of whom featured in the last encounter between the two sides at Stormont in 2012.
That match did not go the full distance, but Ireland will be hopeful they can pull off a major result in the Hanley Energy Challenge, in front of a large home crowd on 27 August in what will be the Australians’ first one-day international since winning the ICC Cricket World Cup in March.
Porterfield said: “We missed out on a really good chance at beating Australia a couple of years ago in Clontarf, and unfortunately no result was possible last time out at Stormont.
“We know we are a much improved side since then, and we’ve shown it on the world stage over the last few years.
"The younger lads who have come into the squad have really fitted in well and shown they’re more than capable of mixing it with the best."
Australia have named a strong squad for the game, including regular Test and ODI quartet Steve Smith, Shane Watson, David Warner and Mitchell Starc.
Earlier today, Irish all-rounder Alex Cusack announced his retirement from international cricket.
Ireland: William Porterfield (captain) (Warwickshire), Andrew Balbirnie (Middlesex), George Dockrell (Somerset), Ed Joyce (Sussex), John Mooney (Balbriggan), Tim Murtagh (Middlesex), Andy McBrine (Donemana), Kevin O’Brien (Railway Union), Niall O’Brien (Leicestershire), Paul Stirling (Middlesex), Stuart Thompson (Eglinton), Gary Wilson (Surrey), Craig Young (Bready).
