Cobb, Buck and Taylor in England under 19s test squad

Date: Thursday 25 June 2009

County trio Josh Cobb, James Taylor and Nathan Buck have all been selected for the England under-19s test squad to face Bangladesh later this summer.

Leicestershire Senior Coach Tim Boon has agreed to allow Cobb and Taylor to be selected in the England Under 19s squad for the first Test in Scarborough starting July 6, even though County have a Championship game starting the day after the test match finishes.

On their return to Leicestershire’s first team squad, David Willey of Northamptonshire and Luke Wells of Sussex will be included in the squad for the second Test at Derby, beginning on July 12.

The squad in full:

Jonathan Bairstow Yorkshire

Scott Borthwick Durham

Danny Briggs Hampshire

Nathan Buck Leicestershire

Joseph Buttler Somerset

Joshua Cobb Leicestershire

Jaik Mickleburgh Essex

Sam Northeast Kent

Thomas Poynton Derbyshire (wk)

Azeem Rafiq Yorkshire

Hamza Riazuddin Hampshire (Capt)

James Taylor Leicestershire

James Vince Hampshire

Chris Wood Hampshire

2nd Test:

Luke Wells Sussex

David Willey Northamptonshire