McCoy Called Up For England U19s

England Under-19s have selected Hampshire all-rounder Josh McCoy in their 14-man squad for the first of two four-day matches against Sri Lanka which starts at Fenner’s in Cambridge on Tuesday.

18-year-old McCoy replaces Josh Tongue, the Worcestershire seamer who has been withdrawn as a precaution after feeling soreness in his back following the two-day match against a Unicorns XI in Loughborough last week.

McCoy, who plays for Havant and attends Millfield School, impressed for an Invitational XI against the Sri Lankans in their warm-up match in Loughborough and is set to join the squad in Cambridge on Monday.

England Under-19s squad (four-day v Sri Lanka, Fenner’s, Jul 26-29): Max Holden (Middlesex, captain), Josh Dell, Zen Malik, Ben Twohig, Ollie Westbury (all Worcestershire), George Hankins (Gloucestershire), George Bartlett (Somerset), Ollie Pope (wk), Amar Virdi (both Surrey), George Panayi (Warwickshire), Aaron Beard (Essex), Ed Barnes (Yorkshire), Josh Coughlin (Durham), Josh McCoy (Hampshire).

Fixtures:

July 26-29 v Sri Lanka Under-19s (Fenner’s, Cambridge)

August 3-6 v Sri Lanka Under-19s (Northampton)

August 10 v Sri Lanka Under-19s (Royal London One-Day Series, Wormsley)

August 13 v Sri Lanka Under-19s (Royal London One-Day Series, Chelmsford)

August 16 v Sri Lanka Under-19s (Royal London One-Day Series, Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury)