Australia Names U19 World Cup Squad With Peake as Captain

Cricket Australia cites recent youth form as the basis for selection.

Overview

Australia enters as defending champion for the Jan 15–Feb 6 tournament in Namibia and Zimbabwe.
Indian-origin duo Aryan Sharma and John James are included after featuring in September’s youth series against India.
The squad also features Naden Cooray and Nitesh Samuel of Sri Lankan heritage and Alex Lee Young of Chinese heritage.
Head coach Tim Nielsen leads the staff with assistants Luke Butterworth and Travis Dean.
Australia is placed in Group A with Ireland, Japan and Sri Lanka and will play warm-ups in Namibia from Jan 9–14 after arriving in early January.