Daily Mail

WHO ARE THE FLYING SCOTS?

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MATT CROSS

The wicketkeep­er-batsman, 25, has been a fixture in the Scotland team for many years. This was his 43rd ODI for his country and he has two hundreds in this format to his name.

KYLE COETZER (capt)

Earned wide-ranging praise for his handling of the World Cup qualifying heartache. This was the 34-year-old’s 50th ODI and he has 12 50s and four hundreds.

CALUM MacLEOD

Now 29 and after 57 ODIs, this 140 not out will go down in Scottish cricket folklore. Learned his trade at Uddingston, and has gone on to play county cricket in England.

RICHIE BERRINGTON

Scotland’s most-capped player in all formats, with over 210 appearance­s. He now has 70 ODIs under his belt and plays his club cricket for Clydesdale.

GEORGE MUNSEY

Born in Oxford, Munsey moved to Scotland aged 13 and has not looked back since. The left-handed batsman, 25, has now played 16 ODIs and should be a fixture for years.

DYLAN BUDGE

Came to prominence lately with 603 runs in nine days in various matches. A dream for the Bradford-born 22-year-old, making his ODI debut against England.

MICHAEL LEASK

In 2014, he was the key man in Aberdeen with 42 runs off 16 deliveries against England. Previously had a stint on the Somerset staff.

SAFYAAN SHARIF

The seamer is currently with Derbyshire in white-ball cricket and took the wicket of Chris Gayle against the West Indies in March.

MARK WATT

This bowling effort of 3-55 against England is one of his best in his 18 ODIs to date.

ALI EVANS

Edinburgh-born bowler has played for Derbyshire and has 31 ODIs to his name. Son of Scotland’s 1990 rugby union Grand Slam winning skipper David. On the books at Hampshire and has a bright future.

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