Several cross-channel clubs are also interested in the Northern Ireland U21 but the Bannsiders have made a tentative approach for the player.

BBC: Bannsiders chase midfielder Lowry

It has taken a while for the management to recognise that England's approach to one-day cricket is more tentative and shackled than most of their opponents, and while it is always possible to over-attack, it would be preferable to see them fail while trying to lift their game than to watch the batsmen prodding about and apparently frightened of failure.

BBC: Jonathan Agnew column