The ECB today announced the 12 players who will represent England Under-19 in the first Test against India Under-19 at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, on 27-30 July 2002.

Paul McMahon, the Nottinghamshire off-spinner, will captain the side for the first time. Graham Wagg, an all-rounder who made his First Class debut for Warwickshire earlier this season, is the only player who has not previously represented England at Under-19 level.

England team
Paul McMahon  (Capt)            Nottinghamshire
Kadeer Ali                      Worcestershire
Tim Bresnan                     Yorkshire
Nicholas Compton                Middlesex
Kyle Hogg                       Lancashire
Nadeem Malik                    Nottinghamshire
Gordon Muchall                  Durham
Samit Patel                     Nottinghamshire
Stephen Pope  (Wk)              Gloucestershire
Joseph Sayers                   Yorkshire
Bilal Shafayat                  Nottinghamshire
Graham Wagg                     Warwickshire

Coach Tim Boon
Manager	Graham Saville

The Indian Under-19 team arrives in the UK on 15 July to embark on a three-match Test series followed by a three-match one-day series. The team will be coached by Robin Singh, who represented India in one Test match and 136 one-day internationals in his playing career.

Indian touring squad
Y. Gnaneshwar Rao (Captain)
Maninder Bisla (Vice Captain)
Paul Vallthaty
A.T. Rayudu                                             
Deepak Chowgule                                            
Suresh Raina                                                    
Alind Naidu                                                      
Kuldeep Rawat                                                
Irfan Pathan                                                    
Nitin Agarwal                                                   
Chandrashekar Atram                                       
Subrata Pal                                                       
Udit Patel                                                         
Abishek Sharma                                               
Timil Patel                                                        
Vivek Yadav                                                    

Manager                 Mr. Ashok Ohri        
Coach                   Mr. Robin Singh       
Physiotherapist         Dr. Arjun Rana

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