Scotland will be hosting the game looking for their first international win against England, as the away side prepare for their ODI series against Australia, beginning on Wednesday.

Coetzer believes the day will be an “unreal occasion”, with Scotland coming into the game off the back of some strong performances at the World Cup qualifying tournament in March, where they eventually fell just short of qualification.

The Scots defeated a Test nation in an ODI for the first time last year, beating Zimbabwe, who they also tied with at the World Cup Qualifiers. At the Qualification tournament they also defeated new Test side Afghanistan and were cruelly robbed of a World Cup spot by a dubious LBW decision in a rain-affected match against the West Indies.

Coetzer said of his team: “The guys have played some excellent cricket over the last couple of years, We’ve really shown what we can do, especially coming off the back off of Zimbabwe. The guys are in a good place and we’re looking forward to it.”