Joe Root has demanded England set the tone for the looming Ashes series by riding the wave of their World Cup triumph into their match against Ireland.

Lord's hosts the maiden Test between the rivals on these shores less than a fortnight after staging one of the sport's greatest encounters in which New Zealand were dramatically toppled by Eoin Morgan's men.

Root, England's red ball captain, has told those players involved in the World Cup that there can be no drop in standards as they plot the downfall of Australia that would cap a remarkable summer.

England will field two spinners for the four-day Test in Moeen Ali and Jack Leach, but Jimmy Anderson has been ruled out by a calf injury sustained on Lancashire duty at the start of the month.

The nation's leading wicket taker is expected to be available when the Ashes begins at Edgbaston on August 1.

"Jimmy would probably have been able to get through this Test match, but we're making sure that he's absolutely right," Root said.

"The last thing we want is him carrying a niggle into a series. We're trying to be sensible about it, giving him as much time as possible to be 100 per cent fit. We're very confident he'll be fit."

"He's got very good instincts, he reads the game very well and he brings something different to our Test batting line-up.

"He's a very exciting prospect and a proved performer at international cricket. He's capable of making big contributions at the top of the order.

"I hope he doesn't try to play differently. Only in small pockets, but we've seen throughout the World Cup that he can soak up pressure and trust his defence.

"It might be that he has to do that for longer in Test cricket. But there are times when he can put pressure back on to the opposition and he's one of the best in the world at doing that."

Jofra Archer, another of England's World Cup heroes, is due to return from his holiday to Barbados on Wednesday and it is hoped he will overcome a side strain in time to face Australia in Birmingham.

Archer and Roy were among the stars to light up the successful 50-over competition and the tournament's managing director Steve Elworthy has called upon the ECB to capitalise on cricket's moment in the spotlight.

"I want people to be talking about this tournament in 20 years times, but it's up to the governing bodies to drive the opportunity that success brings. It's the ECB's role to drive this," he said.