WILL JACKS was left with a bitter-sweet taste in his mouth after just missing out on a century.
But the Surrey star showed his outstanding potential in the victory over Ireland.
Jacks smashed 94 before holing out, going for a six as England overcame their rivals by 48 runs with teenage spinner Rehan Ahmed (below) taking four wickets.
Ahmed, 19, produced a magical spell of 4-54 to help dismiss Ireland for 286 as England’s experimental side claimed the second ODI to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
Jacks said: “I was happy with the way I went about it. I’d be more upset had I just pushed it around and got out.
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