The Ireland cricket team toured England in July and August 2020 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches.

[10][11] Following a trial that started in December 2019,[12] the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the use of technology to monitor front-foot no-balls for all matches in the Super League.

[18] This included the possibility of playing all three matches behind closed doors, at a venue with enough capacity for all the stakeholders, such as Old Trafford or the Rose Bowl.

[20] Later the same month, Cricket Ireland confirmed that the scheduling for the matches was still under active discussion, despite the cancellation of their home fixtures against New Zealand and Pakistan.

[28][29] On 8 June 2020, Cricket Ireland confirmed that centrally-contracted players would return to training,[30] and that they were still in discussions with the ECB with regards to playing the three matches.

[42] On 18 July 2020, Cricket Ireland added Stuart Thompson to their touring squad,[43] ahead of the team's departure from Dublin.

[46] In June 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) made several interim changes to the Playing Conditions due to the pandemic.

[53] Ahead of the second ODI, Ireland named Peter Chase and George Dockrell in their squad,[54] replacing Boyd Rankin and Barry McCarthy respectively, after they were both ruled out due to injuries.