Australia has selected quite a few youngsters for the Border- Gavaskar Trophy. The youngsters in the squad have tough test against the experienced Indians and it would be great test of skill for these youngsters to prove their mettle against the World's number one ranked test team.
Josh Hazlewood:
Josh Hazlewood hit the headlines when he became the youngest player to represent the state side against a touring New Zealand side at the age of 17. He then joined the likes of Craig McDermott and Ray Bright as the youngest player to represent the Australian team in an ODI against England in 2010. Hazlewood was the third highest wicket taker in the Under-19 World Cup in 2010, which also included four wickets in the final match against Pakistan. He then carried his form into the Sheffield Shield and Ford Ranger Cup where he got crucial break-throughs for his state team. He has been in selectors radar for the Ashes tour and they have given him a tough test by selecting him for the tour of India.
Peter George:
Phillip Hughes:
Phillip Hughes had a mixed debut scoring 0 in the first innings and 75 in the second innings against Proteas. Doubts were raised over his technique but the southpaw over came those and scored a century in each of the two innings in his second test against South Africa. The New South Wales opener who is tipped to be the next Matthew Hayden may not be technically sound but with his unconventional batting can score runs at a brisk pace. But his batting was exposed in the 2009 Ashes tour, when the English bowlers troubled him with bouncers and soon became a bunny for the English bowlers which saw him dropped from the squad for the last two tests and a shoulder injury had kept him out since last December.
Marcus North:
Marcus North made his test debut when he was 30 years old against the South Africans. He lighted the occasion with an impressive hundred when rest of his teammates failed. North, who is more of a composed batsman, has had a mixed test career. He has the hit-big or miss-hit tendency that keeps him always under the selectors radar. He had an impressive ashes series scoring two hundreds and a score of 96. He has been struggling for form since last Australian summer and a bad series in India might see him lose his place in the squad, when Australia looks to regain the Ashes this summer.
