Steve Waugh’s son Austin has been selected in the Australian squad for U-19 World Cup 2018, which will be held in New Zealand in January. Australia will commence their campaign against India on January 14.

Austin Waugh first grabbed eyeballs in 2015, when he took Cricket Australia XI into the semifinal of U-17 National Championship in Brisbane, where he scored a match-winning 61 in 48 balls. A year later, he scored an unbeaten century for Metro New South Wales in the same Championship’s final.

New South Wales lad Jason Sangha will lead Australia in that tournament, while Will Sutherland will be his deputy. The Victorian all-rounder Will is the son of Cricket Australia (CA) chairman James Sutherland.

National Talent Manager Greg Chappel said to reporters “This is a very exciting squad and there is some exceptional talent within this group. We’ve got a good spread of skills through the squad. We’re quite strong with our pace bowling, we have good depth with our spin bowling, and a number of our top-order batsmen all offer viable bowling options, which gives us a lot of flexibility when it comes to team selection.”

Chappel further added, “We believe this squad has a serious chance of contending for the title at the end of the tournament.”

Ryan Harris will be coaching this team while former opening batsman Chris Rogers will help him in the marquee tournament.

Australia squad: Jason Sangha (C) (NSW), Will Sutherland (VC) (Vic), Xavier Bartlett (Qld), Max Bryant (Qld), Jack Edwards (NSW), Zak Evans (Vic), Jarrod Freeman (Tas), Ryan Hadley (New South Wales), Baxter Holt (NSW), Nathan McSweeney (Qld), Jonathan Merlo (Vic), Lloyd Pope (SA), Jason Ralston (NSW), Param Uppal (NSW), Austin Waugh (NSW)