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England Under 19 tour to Australia postponed

The tour has been further postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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A proposed England U19 tour of Australia in April of this year has been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The tour was originally scheduled for February 2021, and then pushed back to April to give it the best chance of taking place, but this week both boards agreed it was necessary to postpone further.

ECB Performance Director Mo Bobat said: "Travelling over to Australia to represent your country is a fantastic experience at any level, so it’s disappointing that we have had to postpone it for the time being, but clearly the right decision given the current climate.

"The series represents one half of our reciprocal plans with Cricket Australia at Under 19 level and we hope to be able to host the Australian Under 19 team in the UK during our domestic summer. Both boards will continue to explore options for rescheduling the postponed tour to Australia."

Cricket Australia's National Talent & Pathways Manager, Graham Manou, said: “We were very much looking forward to hosting the England Under 19 team, however the significant logistical challenges associated with hosting a series in these times as well as a duty of care to protect the health and wellbeing of both squads, was ultimately why both boards agreed to postpone the tour.”

”International competition for this age group is critical. We look forward to continuing to work with the ECB to explore ways in which our young players can further their development both at home and abroad.”

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NSW Metro captain Joel Davies headlines Australia's U19 squad for their upcoming series against England, while World Cup representatives Will Salzman and Harkirat Bajwa will get the chance to don the green and gold again.   

Fifteen of the country's best juniors are set to take on England in a multi-format series that begins in late January with the first of two four-day games at Allan Border Oval, before three ODIs and one T20I.

Davies, the younger brother of emerging Sydney Thunder star Ollie, was named Player of the Tournament at the U19 National Championships in Adelaide over the past week after a stellar campaign with both bat and ball.

The left-hander smashed a remarkable 458 runs at an average of 114.5 in his six games, while he also snared eight wickets to lead his side to the title.  

He is joined by five of his teammates in the Aussie squad, including Salzmann, as well as fellow top-order batters Ethan Jamieson and Harjas Singh, and fast-bowling duo Charlie Anderson and Tom Straker.  

Queensland Metro and Western Australia both have three representatives each, with Teague Wyllie not considered for selection given his Marsh Sheffield Shield duties, while Victorians Liam Blackford and Bajwa (Vic Country) and star batter Harry Dixon (Vic Metro) round out the squad.

Australia Male Under 19 Squad: Harry Dixon (VIC Metro/St Kilda Cricket Club), Liam Blackford (VIC Country/Geelong Cricket Club),  Ethan Jamieson (NSW Metro/University of NSW Cricket Club), Harjas Singh (NSW Metro/Blacktown Mounties Cricket Club), Joel Davies (NSW Metro/Manly Warringah Cricket Club), Hugh Weibgen (QLD Metro/Valley District Cricket Club), Lachlan Aitken (QLD Metro/Gold Coast District Cricket Club), William Salzmann (NSW Metro/Campbelltown Camden District Cricket Club), Tom Balkin (QLD Metro/Toombul District Cricket Club), Mahli Beardman (Western Australia/Melville Cricket Club),  Josh Vernon (Western Australia/Pegs Creek Cricket Club), Charlie Anderson (NSW Metro/Northern District Cricket Club), Tom Straker (NSW Metro/Sutherland District Cricket Club), Luke Holt (Western Australia/Willetton District Cricket Club), Harkirat Bajwa (VIC Country/Melbourne Cricket Club)

Australia Under 19 coach Anthony Clark, who also mentored the Metro Blues side to victory at Karen Rolton Oval on Thursday, said he was pleased with the balance of the squad for all three formats.

"I think the best guys can play all the formats and I think we've probably picked the players that have performed the best across all the cricket that they've played in the last 12 months," he said.  

"It's a good mix of under 18 players and under 19 players and obviously players that performed really well at the carnival, but also some players we've had an eye on for a while.  

"The big thing really is we don't really know how they play four-day cricket because none of them ever played it before.

"So that's the exciting thing about having those two (four-day) games, it's exposing some young guys to a form of cricket that they haven't had before and giving them that experience."

Vic Country top-order batter Blackford is one player who does have experience in the longer format of the game, with the wicketkeeper from Geelong having played two second XI matches for his state earlier this season.

While Blackford didn't have a standout tournament – averaging just over 30 in his six innings – Clark said it is his body of work over a long period that will see the left-hander become a key cog in the Aussie line-up.

"Blackford's Second XI performances have been something (we've looked at), he scored a 90 against a very strong Queensland side not long ago," he said.  

"I know that he played for the (Melbourne) Stars in the tropic series in Darwin in the off-season and he's someone that we've seen over a period of time.

"He was fairly close to making the last World Cup as well, so he's someone we've known about for a while."  

Clark said Davies, who plays for Manly Warringah in Sydney premier cricket, was quite a different player to his brother and expected him to be a strong leader in the series against England.

"I think they're very different players, obviously Ollie's right-handed and Joel's left-handed and Ollie has probably got a little bit more of a power game," he said.

They manipulate the ball differently – Joel's electric between the wickets, his running is fantastic.  

"They're very different, but at the same time both pretty dynamic."

Fast-bowling duos from both NSW (Anderson and Straker) and WA (Mahli Beardman and Josh Vernon) will provide the spark for the Aussies in the series to be played entirely in Brisbane, with Clark excited about the pace and bounce the pair from the west especially can extract.

Clark was also hoping the unit of quicks would be supported by Salzmann, who was Australia's top wicket-taker at the Under 19 World Cup earlier this year but didn’t bowl in the recent championships due to injury.

"A lot of data gets taken around the fast bowlers – from ball speed, to accuracy, (to) plays and misses," he said.

"All that sort of stuff gets taken throughout the tournament and they're the guys that have been talked up a lot by their states, particularly the two boys from WA, who were highly impressive when we were at the national camp.

"We've also selected Will and the medical staff think there's a chance that he will be able to bowl (against England), so we thought we'd pick him, especially given his experience playing at a World Cup."

It was the slow bowlers that dominated the Championships however, accounting for five of the top six wicket takers. Clark said for this reason it was difficult to narrow down the options they wanted to go with, eventually settling on Bajwa and WA leggie Luke Holt, however he indicated they had a surplus of batting allrounders who were tweakers such as Davies and Jamieson.  

"We picked two out-and-out spinners … but I think that's where the meetings that you have with the states leading in and the information that we're getting becomes pretty important," he said.

"The strength of the squad is probably sometimes some of the kids that are missing out that are a little bit unlucky – that shows what depth is actually there."

With COVID-19 hitting pause on the majority of representative cricket in the past two years, Clark said the focus for this summer's series was to reward top age players with the chance to represent their country.

Then, with an eye to the 2024 Under 19 World Cup in Sri Lanka, Clark expects a large turnover in the squad for the tour of England throughout August and September, as they aim to expose those players who will be still eligible for selection for the major tournament the following year.

"We're trying to provide some Under 19 age guys opportunities because of the in-between years between World Cups," he said.  

"And then with the return series in England later in the year, potentially we could provide some of the Under 18 bowlers some opportunities there.

"I think the Under 19 guys will drop out (for the England tour) and then we'll move to the Under 18 base of the of the age group to give them their opportunity."

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Australia vs England , 1st Test at Brisbane , , Nov 25 2010 - Full Scorecard

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• England 1st innings
• Over 3.5: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - IJL Trott (Struck down)
• Drinks: England - 36/1 in 13.0 overs (AN Cook 9, IJL Trott 25)
• England: 50 runs in 15.2 overs (93 balls), Extras 3
• Lunch: England - 86/2 in 26.0 overs (AN Cook 29, KP Pietersen 23)
• 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls (AN Cook 24, KP Pietersen 23, Ex 3)
• England: 100 runs in 28.3 overs (173 balls), Extras 6
• Drinks: England - 125/4 in 39.5 overs (AN Cook 43)
• England: 150 runs in 46.5 overs (283 balls), Extras 6
• AN Cook: 50 off 127 balls (4 x 4)
• Over 47.2: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - IR Bell (Struck down)
• Tea: England - 172/4 in 56.0 overs (AN Cook 60, IR Bell 26)
• 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 102 balls (AN Cook 17, IR Bell 28, Ex 5)
• Over 65.5: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - SCJ Broad (Struck down)
• England: 200 runs in 66.4 overs (404 balls), Extras 16
• IR Bell: 50 off 103 balls (5 x 4)
• Drinks: England - 215/7 in 68.0 overs (IR Bell 53, GP Swann 3)
• Rain: England - 228/8 in 69.2 overs (IR Bell 57)
• Over 69.2: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - GP Swann (Struck down)
• England: 250 runs in 75.2 overs (457 balls), Extras 20
• Innings Break: England - 260/10 in 76.5 overs (ST Finn 0)
• Australia 1st innings
• End Of Day: Australia - 25/0 in 7.0 overs (SR Watson 9, SM Katich 15)
• Attendance: 35,339
• Australia: 50 runs in 16.3 overs (100 balls), Extras 3
• 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 100 balls (SR Watson 21, SM Katich 27, Ex 3)
• Drinks: Australia - 59/0 in 20.0 overs (SR Watson 28, SM Katich 27)
• Over 23.1: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - SM Katich (Upheld)
• Over 25.1: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - SR Watson (Struck down)
• Lunch: Australia - 96/1 in 33.0 overs (SM Katich 46, RT Ponting 10)
• Australia: 100 runs in 34.4 overs (209 balls), Extras 4
• SM Katich: 50 off 103 balls (5 x 4)
• Over 38.3: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - MJ Clarke (Struck down)
• Drinks: Australia - 126/3 in 46.0 overs (MJ Clarke 7, MEK Hussey 19)
• Australia: 150 runs in 55.1 overs (332 balls), Extras 5
• Tea: Australia - 168/5 in 60.0 overs (MEK Hussey 46, BJ Haddin 9)
• MEK Hussey: 50 off 85 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
• 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 105 balls (MEK Hussey 33, BJ Haddin 15, Ex 5)
• Australia: 200 runs in 73.4 overs (443 balls), Extras 10
• Drinks: Australia - 215/5 in 77.0 overs (MEK Hussey 78, BJ Haddin 21)
• Bad Light: Australia - 220/5 in 80.0 overs (MEK Hussey 81, BJ Haddin 22)
• Rain: Australia - 220/5 in 80.0 overs (MEK Hussey 81, BJ Haddin 22)
• End Of Day: Australia - 220/5 in 80.0 overs (MEK Hussey 81, BJ Haddin 22)
• England 2nd innings
• Attendance: 34,045
• New Ball Taken: Australia 220/5 after 80.1 overs (MEK Hussey 81, BJ Haddin 22)
• Over 82.6: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - MEK Hussey (Upheld)
• Drinks: Australia - 241/5 in 92.0 overs (MEK Hussey 88, BJ Haddin 29)
• 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 241 balls (MEK Hussey 57, BJ Haddin 30, Ex 13)
• Australia: 250 runs in 93.6 overs (565 balls), Extras 18
• BJ Haddin: 50 off 134 balls (7 x 4)
• MEK Hussey: 100 off 197 balls (15 x 4, 1 x 6)
• Drinks: Australia - 286/5 in 102.0 overs (MEK Hussey 104, BJ Haddin 56)
• 6th Wicket: 150 runs in 299 balls (MEK Hussey 73, BJ Haddin 62, Ex 15)
• Australia: 300 runs in 104.1 overs (626 balls), Extras 20
• Lunch: Australia - 329/5 in 114.0 overs (MEK Hussey 124, BJ Haddin 79)
• 6th Wicket: 200 runs in 399 balls (MEK Hussey 98, BJ Haddin 89, Ex 15)
• Australia: 350 runs in 119.4 overs (719 balls), Extras 20
• BJ Haddin: 100 off 222 balls (11 x 4, 1 x 6)
• Drinks: Australia - 388/5 in 129.0 overs (MEK Hussey 149, BJ Haddin 113)
• MEK Hussey: 150 off 271 balls (22 x 4, 1 x 6)
• 6th Wicket: 250 runs in 470 balls (MEK Hussey 120, BJ Haddin 115, Ex 15)
• Australia: 400 runs in 132.2 overs (795 balls), Extras 20
• Tea: Australia - 436/5 in 140.0 overs (MEK Hussey 176, BJ Haddin 134)
• 6th Wicket: 300 runs in 541 balls (MEK Hussey 152, BJ Haddin 135, Ex 16)
• Australia: 450 runs in 145.2 overs (873 balls), Extras 21
• Drinks: Australia - 462/7 in 152.0 overs (MG Johnson 0, XJ Doherty 4)
• Innings Break: Australia - 481/10 in 158.4 overs (BW Hilfenhaus 1)
• Over 0.1: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - AJ Strauss (Struck down)
• End Of Day: England - 19/0 in 15.0 overs (AJ Strauss 11, AN Cook 6)
• Attendance: 34,615
• England: 50 runs in 24.5 overs (151 balls), Extras 3
• 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 151 balls (AJ Strauss 23, AN Cook 24, Ex 3)
• Drinks: England - 83/0 in 32.0 overs (AJ Strauss 44, AN Cook 35)
• AJ Strauss: 50 off 110 balls (8 x 4)
• England: 100 runs in 35.1 overs (213 balls), Extras 4
• 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 213 balls (AJ Strauss 57, AN Cook 39, Ex 4)
• AN Cook: 50 off 122 balls (4 x 4)
• Lunch: England - 135/0 in 46.0 overs (AJ Strauss 79, AN Cook 51)
• England: 150 runs in 51.2 overs (310 balls), Extras 5
• 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 310 balls (AJ Strauss 90, AN Cook 55, Ex 5)
• AJ Strauss: 100 off 184 balls (15 x 4)
• Drinks: England - 185/0 in 64.0 overs (AJ Strauss 108, AN Cook 72)
• England: 200 runs in 70.3 overs (426 balls), Extras 7
• 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 66 balls (AN Cook 26, IJL Trott 23, Ex 1)
• Tea: England - 238/1 in 78.0 overs (AN Cook 98, IJL Trott 23)
• AN Cook: 100 off 204 balls (8 x 4)
• New Ball Taken: England 248/1 after 80.1 overs (AN Cook 103, IJL Trott 27)
• England: 250 runs in 80.5 overs (489 balls), Extras 8
• Drinks: England - 277/1 in 91.0 overs (AN Cook 113, IJL Trott 42)
• Over 90.6: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - IJL Trott (Struck down)
• 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 165 balls (AN Cook 49, IJL Trott 44, Ex 7)
• IJL Trott: 50 off 105 balls (7 x 4)
• England: 300 runs in 95.6 overs (582 balls), Extras 13
• Bad Light: England - 309/1 in 101.0 overs (AN Cook 132, IJL Trott 54)
• End Of Day: England - 309/1 in 101.0 overs (AN Cook 132, IJL Trott 54)
• Attendance: 21,677
• AN Cook: 150 off 302 balls (13 x 4)
• 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 271 balls (AN Cook 78, IJL Trott 66, Ex 8)
• England: 350 runs in 115.3 overs (699 balls), Extras 14
• Drinks: England - 370/1 in 118.0 overs (AN Cook 166, IJL Trott 75)
• 2nd Wicket: 200 runs in 333 balls (AN Cook 104, IJL Trott 83, Ex 13)
• England: 400 runs in 122.5 overs (743 balls), Extras 27
• AN Cook: 200 off 361 balls (22 x 4)
• IJL Trott: 100 off 213 balls (15 x 4)
• 2nd Wicket: 250 runs in 403 balls (AN Cook 129, IJL Trott 100, Ex 22)
• Lunch: England - 439/1 in 133.0 overs (AN Cook 201, IJL Trott 100)
• England: 450 runs in 138.1 overs (835 balls), Extras 28
• 2nd Wicket: 300 runs in 479 balls (AN Cook 152, IJL Trott 121, Ex 27)
• England: 500 runs in 146.4 overs (886 balls), Extras 37
• Drinks: England - 505/1 in 148.0 overs (AN Cook 230, IJL Trott 128)
• Innings Break: England - 517/1 in 152.0 overs (AN Cook 235, IJL Trott 135)
• Australia 2nd innings
• Tea: Australia - 11/1 in 7.0 overs (SR Watson 0, RT Ponting 6)
• Australia: 50 runs in 15.2 overs (92 balls), Extras 1
• 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 66 balls (SR Watson 22, RT Ponting 27, Ex 1)
• Penalty: 23.1 - Ball striking Fielding Team helmet
• Australia: 100 runs in 24.1 overs (145 balls), Extras 11
• RT Ponting: 50 off 40 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
• 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 117 balls (SR Watson 40, RT Ponting 50, Ex 10)
• Attendance: 7088
• Total Attendance: 132,585

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