JLT One-Day Cup: Each state’s young gun ready to burst onto the scene

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JLT One-Day Cup: Each state’s young gun ready to burst onto the scene

“Those two guys have spent the winter up in Brisbane and I think they’re probably the two guys who fit into that category (promising youngsters), they’re really exciting,” Voges said.

“They’ll get some opportunity at some point throughout the JLT tournament and the season so I’m looking forward to seeing what they bring.”

Voges said the pair have had “small tastes” of playing state cricket — Philippe has played four first-class matches and Green three, with an additional List A match under his belt.

Philippe made 74 off 82 as an opener in his debut first-class match, which came months after scoring 88 off 92 against a touring England XI featuring James Anderson and Stuart Broad.

Green’s own impressive first-class debut came as a 17-year-old against Tasmania in February 2017. He took 5-24 in his first innings, becoming the youngest player to take a Sheffield Shield five-for on debut.

Like many fast bowlers before him, his progress has since been hampered by stress fractures which left him on the sidelines for most of last season.

“Both have had small tastes of state cricket,” Voges said.

“Cam had stress fractures last year so didn’t play any cricket.

“Josh Philippe, who’s an exciting opening batsman, played a number of Shield games last year and scored a really good 90 against a touring England team before the Ashes.

QUEENSLAND

Such is the strength of the Queensland Bulls, coach Wade Seccombe said there isn’t an obvious young gun he predicts to emerge this summer.

“There might be one or two young fellas that get a guernsey in the squad,” Seccombe said. “But it’s such a short, compacted tournament that any person on the day can have a couple games and make a name for themselves, and I like to think a few of our guys can do that.”

Australia A’s tour of India featured eight Queenslanders — Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Renshaw, Jack Wildermuth, Mitchell Swepson, Michael Neser, Brendan Doggett and Billy Stanlake.

Five of which were announced on Tuesday in Australia’s Test squad to tour the UAE.

“We’re going to have a relatively experienced side out on the paddock, so it’s not as if there’s going to be any glaring names coming through from our end,” Seccombe said.