Kent and England Under-19 duo train with Alastair Cook

Kent duo Hugh Bernard and Ryan Davies trained with England Test captain Alastair Cook ahead of the England Under-19s tour to Australia, starting next week.

Ahead of the tour, Cook helped with preparations as he led a batting session during a three-day England Development Programme (EDP) training camp at the National Cricket Performance Centre (NCPC) in Loughborough.

Commenting on the session, Alastair Cook said: “It’s been great to spend time with the England Under-19s before they go to Australia. It was interesting for me to see the next generation and see what level they are at. I’m pretty sure we will see a few England players from this group.

“It took me back to when I was an Under-19. Eleven or 12 years ago I was in the same boat, dreaming of playing professional cricket, so it was great to come back.”

Hampshire’s Joe Weatherley has been appointed as captain of the England Under-19s squad to play against Australia Under-19s in Western Australia next month.

During the month-long tour from March 25 to April 25, England U19s will play a five-match one-day series and one-off four-day match against Australia U19s, with all fixtures taking place in Western Australia. Australia U19s will subsequently visit England in August this year for a reciprocal tour, also consisting of five one-day matches and one four-day fixture.

England Under-19 Squad:

Name	County	Age Group
Hugh Bernard	Kent	U18
Mason Crane	Hampshire	U18
Ryan Davies	Kent	U18
Will Davis	Derbyshire	U19
Aneurin Donald	Glamorgan (Wales)	U18
Ben Green	Somerset (Devon)	U17
Haseeb Hameed	Lancashire	U18
Max Holden	Middlesex	U17
Mosun Hussain	Yorkshire	U18
Saqib Mahmood	Lancashire	U18
Matt Parkinson	Lancashire (Staffordshire)	U18
Brad Taylor	Hampshire	U18
Callum Taylor	Essex (Norfolk)	U18
Aaron Thomason	Warwickshire	U18
Jared Warner	Yorkshire	U18
Joe Weatherley (capt)	Hampshire	U18