Cricket Australia’s National Selection Panel has selected a total of eight young players to participate in an intensive cricket training program at the MRF Academy in Chennai in August. With a focus on developing first-class batters, all of the men’s players comprise a group that encompasses a variety of skills from various formats.
Along with the Western Australian duo of Cooper Connolly and off-spinner Corey Rocchiccioli, the Victorian quartet of Will Sutherland, Campbell Kellaway, and Sam Harper are in the eight-member group. The team also consists of Sydney Thunder gun fielder Joel Davis, Tim Ward of Tasmania, Nathan McSweeney of South Australia, and Tim Davis, who led Australia’s Under-19 team against England earlier in 2023.
Beau Casson, a former Australia spinner who is currently an assistant coach with Western Australia, and former Sri Lanka all-rounder Thilan Samaraweera…