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Mason Crane, Tom Alsop and Brad Taylor have all been named in England U19's four-day squad to face Australia
Hampshire leg-spinner Mason Crane, all-rounder Brad Taylor and wicket-keeper batsman Tom Alsop have all been included in England's Under-19 (U19s) squad to face Australia in a one-off four day fixture against Australia next month, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announced.
The trio have been named in the 16-man squad, with Crane and Taylor also selected in a second 16-man squad set to play a five-match Royal London one-day series against their Australian counterparts next month.
It is a very exciting summer for England cricket, with the men’s Ashes level, the Women’s Ashes getting underway in Taunton tomorrow, and this England U19 v Australia U19 series on the horizon next month.
We have selected two separate and larger squads than normal, reflecting the number of young players currently featuring in first team county cricket. With the likes of Sam Curran and Mason Crane regularly playing First-Class cricket for Surrey and Hampshire, Head of the EDP, Andy Hurry, has carefully discussed what is best for the development of each individual player with their counties. Naming a large squad therefore enables us to be flexible and able to react should any of the selected players be called-upon to play first team county cricket.
David Graveney, England Development Programme Chairman of Selectors
Lancashire batsman Haseeb Hameed will lead the side in the standalone four-day match at the Emirates Durham ICG from 4-7 August, with Aneurin Donald (Glamorgan) then taking over captaincy duties for the five Royal London 50-over matches on August 11 (South Northumberland CC), 14 (Chesterfield CC), 17 (The 3aaa County Ground, Derbyshire), 20 (Grace Road, Leicestershire), and 22 August (New Road, Worcestershire).
Head of the England Development Programme, Andy Hurry will oversee the six-match series, with support from England Development Programme Coaches Tim Boon and Iain Brunnschweiler.
The series comes four months after England U19s returned from a reciprocal tour Down Under, where they narrowly lost the one-day series 3-2, and secured an excellent draw in the four-day match at the WACA.
