SOMERSET academy youngster Ben Green is part of the England under 19 side taking on Australia at South Northumberland CC today, in the first of five ODIs.

The 17-year-old was dismissed for six as England were bowled out for 206 inside 46 overs – and will be hoping to play a big part with the ball as Australia set about chasing down their target.

Green has already hit three centuries this season, two for Devon and the third for Somerset second XI – and also played a key role in ensuring that England drew their four-day Test Match against Australia last week.

The second match in the ODI series is on Friday in Chesterfield, while the third game of the series is a day-night fixture at Derby which will be shown live on Sky Sports next Monday.

Game four is in Leicester before the series concludes on Saturday August 22 at Worcester – where Graeme Hick, Australia’s coach, should be assured of an especially warm welcome.

The full England squad is: Aneurin Donald (Glamorgan, capt), Ryan Davies (Kent, wk), Hugh Bernard (Kent), Jack Burnham (Durham), Ben Green (Somerset), Haseeb Hameed (Lancashire), Adam Hickey (Durham), Dan Lawrence (Essex), Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire), Brad Taylor (Hampshire), Callum Taylor (Essex), Aaron Thomason (Warwickshire), Jared Warner (Yorkshire), Saif Zaib (Northamptonshire)