Legendary batsman and one of the most iconic captain world cricket has ever seen, Steve Waugh’s son Austin has been roped in Australia’s 15-man squad for the Under-19 World Cup to be held in New Zealand in January 2018.
The Jason Langha-led team also included Will Sutherland, son of Cricket Australia’s (CA) chief executive James Sutherland. In 2016, Waugh had hit an unbeaten hundred in the final of the Under-17 National Championships, and earlier this year represented Australia U-19s in a one-day series against Sri Lanka’s youth side.
Australia are slotted into Group B, and will open their campaign against India on January 14 in Mount Maunganui. The other teams in Group B are Zimbabwe and Papua New Guinea.
Australia squad: Jason Sangha (Captain), Will Sutherland (Vice Captain), Xavier Bartlett, Max Bryant, Jack Edwards, Zak Evans, Jarrod Freeman, Ryan Hadley, Baxter Holt, Nathan McSweeney, Jonathan Merlo, Jason Ralston, Param Uppal, Austin Waugh, Lloyd Pope.
