ENGLAND Under-19 start their two-Test home series against Bangladesh at Scarborough on Monday July 6 with three Leicestershire players in their squad of 14.

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Leicestershire have been trying to rid themselves of their quick-fix Kolpack reputation and this contribution to the talent pool should do no harm, with Josh Cobb, Nathan Buck and James Taylor winning selection. Two of the one-dayers have been scheduled for Grace Road, which is handy.

This age group is not especially significant, as trends show that most players will not play at senior level, but it always seems surprising when there are no players from Middlesex, Surrey or Lancashire, the major population areas. Bangladesh should be beaten, but at this level they are relatively strong -- more successful than the senior side -- and at home on the subcontinent they have pulverised England before now.

England, captained by the Hampshire batsman Hamza Riazuddin, play two Tests and a five-match one-day series -- two at Hove televised -- before two Twenty20 fixtures at Sleaford in Lincolnshire.

Friends Provident England Under-19 squad:

Scott Borthwick      Durham

Danny Briggs          Hampshire

Nathan Buck           Leicestershire

Joshua Cobb           Leicestershire (1st Test only)

Jaik Mickleburgh       Essex

Sam Northeast        Kent

Thomas Poynton     Derbyshire (wk)

Azeem Rafiq           Yorkshire

Hamza Riazuddin     Hampshire (capt)

James Taylor          Leicestershire (1st Test only)

James Vince           Hampshire

Luke Wells             Sussex

David Willey           Northamptonshire (2nd Test only)

Chris Wood            Hampshire

Coach: Andy Pick

FRIENDS PROVIDENT TEST SERIES

July 6–9: England U19 v Bangladesh U19     Scarborough

July 12–15: England U19 v Bangladesh U19  Derby

FRIENDS PROVIDENT ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL SERIES

July 18: England U19 v Bangladesh U19      Leicester

July 19: England U19 v Bangladesh U19      Leicester

July 21: England U19 v Bangladesh U19      Northampton

July 23: England U19 v Bangladesh U19      Hove (televised)

July 24: England U19 v Bangladesh U19      Hove (televised)

FRIENDS PROVIDENT TWENTY20 SERIES

July 28: England U19 v Bangladesh U19      Sleaford, Lincs

July 29: England U19 v Bangladesh U19      Sleaford