 He was called up to England's squad for the One Day International (ODI) series against Australia on 17 August 2009, and made his international debut in the ODI match against Ireland on 27 August 2009, opening the innings and top-scoring with 67.Denly made his international Twenty20 debut against Australia on 30 August 2009, though the result was a golden duck.The same result was achieved in his second Twenty20 against South Africa.