Selectors for the Young Lions have named the two squads to tour Australia across January and February, taking on their hosts in two Tests, three ODIs and one T20.
Warwickshire’s Jacob Bethell, who was part of the squad that reached the final of the ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup in 2022, is captaining the red-ball squad while Durham’s Ben McKinney will lead the white-ball squad.
England Men’s Under 19 Test Squad
Tom Aspinwall (Lancashire)
Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire, cap)
Bertie Foreman (Sussex)
Jack Harding (Unattached)
Matthew Hurst (Lancashire)
Dan Ibrahim (Sussex)
Eddie Jack (Hampshire)
Dominic Kelly (Hampshire)
Archie Lenham (Sussex)
Yousef Majid (Surrey)
Ben McKinney (Durham)
James Rew (Somerset)
Harry Singh (Unattached)
Charlie Tear (Sussex)
George Thomas (Somerset)
Ross Whitfield (Durham)
England Men’s Under 19 White-Ball Squad
Tom Aspinwall (Lancashire)
James Coles (Sussex)
Joseph Eckland (Hampshire)
Sheridon Gumbs (Surrey)
Matthew Hurst (Lancashire)
Dan Ibrahim (Sussex)
Eddie Jack (Hampshire)
Mitchell Killeen (Durham)
Archie Lenham (Sussex)
Yousef Majid (Surrey)
Ben McKinney (Durham, cap)
Jamal Richards (Essex)
Charlie Tear (Sussex)
George Thomas (Somerset)
The tours are being led by Young Lions Head Coach Mike Yardy, who is joined by Kadeer Ali (Batting Coach), Chris Brown (Spin Bowling Coach), Simon Cook (Fast Bowling Coach) and Chris Read (Fielding & WK Coach).
Head Coach Mike Yardy said: “It’s great to be out in Australia and taking part in all three formats of the game. Our warm-up camp in Abu Dhabi before Christmas was a valuable exercise, both to track our progress on the field but also to spend some time together as a group.
“There’s no doubt there are a lot of talented young players vying for selection, the challenge now is to add value to those players’ journeys, provide some experiences which can help them develop their career and ultimately to help refine the next generation of England Men’s cricketers.”
Tour dates
Sunday 29 January-Wednesday 1 February: First Youth Test, England Men’s U19 v Australia Men’s U19, Allan Border Field, 10am
Monday 6 February-Thursday 9 February: Second Youth Test, England Men’s U19 v Australia Men’s U19, Norths Cricket Club, 10am
Monday 13 February: First Youth ODI, England Men’s U19s v Australia Men’s U19s, Allan Border Field, 10am
Wednesday 15 February: Second Youth ODI, England Men’s U19s v Australia Men’s U19s, Allan Border Field, 10am
Friday 17 February: Third Youth ODI, England Men’s U19s v Australia Men’s U19s, Norths Cricket Club, 9am
Sunday 19 February: Only Youth IT20, England Men’s U19s v Australia Men’s U19s, Norths Cricket Club, 1.30pm