Australia choose Emerging Players squad

A 17-man Australian Institute of Sport squad has been named to take part in the Emerging Players Tournament in Queensland starting on July 20. The group will be coached by Greg Chappell and features several players with a solid base of first-class experience as well as one, Moises Henriques, who has already represented Australia.

In addition to the 2009 AIS scholars, the group also includes two past AIS players, the Victoria wicketkeeper Matthew Wade and the New South Wales batsman Peter Forrest. They are joined by Rahul Shukla and Nizar Niyas from the MRF Pace Foundation, who will play with the AIS squad.

"We're really pleased with the squad we have and are looking forward to seeing how players put all the work they have been doing over the past weeks into the tournament," Chappell said. "The squad has a good blend of experience ... plus emerging young players such as Triffitt, McDermott, Faulkner, and Mitchell Marsh from the Australian Under-19 squad."

There will be interest in the progress of Alister McDermott, the fast-bowling son of Craig McDermott, and Mitchell Marsh, the 17-year-old son of Geoff Marsh and younger brother of Shaun. The Australian group will be aiming to win the title for the first time against sides from India, New Zealand and South Africa. The teams begin with a Twenty20 match before starting nearly two weeks' worth of 50-over fixtures.

AIS squad Tom Cooper, Chris Duval, James Faulkner, Peter Forrest, Peter George, Moises Henriques, Jon Holland, Josh Mangan, Mitchell Marsh, Alister McDermott, Robert Quiney, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Tom Triffitt, Matthew Wade, Rahul Shukla, Nizar Niyas.