England Under-19s confirm home and away series against Australia

The Young Lions will head to Australia in January for two youth Tests, three youth ODIs and one youth T20I and will host their counterparts in summer 2023

England Under-19s will face Australia twice in the next 12 months after confirming home and away series for 2023.

The Young Lions will travel to Australia for two youth Tests, three youth ODIs and one youth T20I between January 18 and February 21.

They will then host Australia between August 26 and September 16, with the two sides contesting two youth Tests and five youth ODIs.

The upcoming tour of Australia will be Michael Yardy's first as head coach – the former England international took over from Richard Dawson in October – while Kadeer Ali (batting), Chris Brown (spin bowling), Simon Cook (fast bowling), and Chris Read (fielding) will serve as assistant coaches.

^{Michael Yardy is head coach of England Under-19s [Mike Hewitt/Getty Images]}

A 22-strong training group has been announced for this winter, with the cohort already spending a fortnight in the UAE. A smaller touring party will be announced in due course.

Nine counties are represented in the training group, including four players apiece from Durham and Sussex and two each from Lancashire, Surrey, Hampshire and Somerset. Glamorgan, Essex and Warwickshire also have players involved in the squad while three players (Harry Singh, Joseph Eckland and Jack Harding) are currently without a county.

Yardy said: "At this level it's really important that we're able to offer a range of experiences that can add value to a young player's development, and the training camp that we're currently running in Abu Dhabi, plus competitive fixtures in the new year against Australia, is a good balance.

"It's really exciting for the players selected, and I'm looking forward to spending more time with the group, working with everyone and getting to know the group better. We also look forward to hosting Australia in the summer of 2023, it's important to test yourself against your peers and both series will provide important learning for us."

England Under-19 winter training squad: Tom Aspinwall (Lancashire). Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire), Joseph Eckland (Unattached), Bertie Foreman (Sussex),Sheridon Gumbs (Surrey), Jack Harding (Unattached), Alex Horton (Glamorgan), Matthew Hurst (Lancashire), Dan Ibrahim (Sussex), Eddie Jack (Hampshire), Dominic Kelly (Hampshire), Mitchell Killeen (Durham), Archie Lenham (Sussex), Stanley McAlindon (Durham), Yousef Majid (Surrey), Ben McKinney (Durham), James Rew (Somerset), Jamal Richards (Essex), Harry Singh (Unattached), Charlie Tear (Sussex), George Thomas (Somerset), Ross Whitfield (Durham)