Australian squad for Under-19 World Cup

Cricket Australia has announced the 14-man squad to travel to Sri Lanka for the 2006 ICC Under-19 World Cup, played from 5-19 February 2006.

The squad is: Moises Henriques (Captain) (NSW) RHB, RMF, Aaron Finch (Vice-captain) (VIC) RHB, SLA, Jackson Bird (NSW) RHB, RMF, Tom Cooper (NSW) RHB, Ben Cutting (QLD) RHB, RF, Jon Holland (VIC) RHB, SLA, Simon Keen (NSW) LHB, RMF, Usman Khawaja (NSW) LHB, RM, Jack McNamara (VIC) RHB, SLA, Adam Ritchard (ACT) RHB, RMF, William Sheridan (ACT) LHB, LS, Tom Stray (VIC) RHB, RM, Matthew Wade (TAS) LHB, WKT, David Warner (NSW) LHB, LS.

Reserves

Ben Dunk (QLD) LHB, WKT, Phillip Wells (NSW) RHB, RM.

Team management - Brian McFadyen (Coach), Matthew Mott (Assistant Coach), Geoff Tamblyn (Manager), Max Pfitzner (Physiotherapist). The squad, announced at the Commonwealth Bank Under-19 Championship dinner in Perth will be captained by New South Wales rookie-contracted player Moises Henriques, also the only player in the squad who was a part of the 2004 Under-19 World Cup squad. Trevor Hohns, Chairman of the National Selection Panel, said selecting the 14-man squad was an extremely challenging task.

"There were a number of outstanding individual performances at the Commonwealth Bank Under-19 Championships in Perth and many players showed they are capable of representing Australia at this level. Selecting 14 was an extremely difficult assignment," said Hohns.

"The selection panel have chosen what they believe to be a very flexible and well-balanced squad which will be important given the conditions they will be facing in Sri Lanka next February.