Next Generation

[cullinan]

News Ltd have a report featuring CA naming a squad for a Talent camp in Adelaide - drawn largely from the U17 titles held earlier in the year.

The four-day program starts Australia’s preparations for the 2028 ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup cycle. Australia made the semi-finals of the ICC Under-19 World Cup in Namibia and Zimbabwe earlier this year.

The camp will feature two 50-over intra-squad matches and a T20 fixture, complemented by testing and education sessions.
Cricket Australia High Performance staff, led by U19 Men’s Head Coach Tim Nielsen, will oversee the camp. The camp will be attended by members of the Youth Selection Panel.

2026 U19 Male Talent Camp:

Joseph Mendis (ACT, Weston Creek Molonglo CC), Black Cattle (NSW, St George CC), Toby Derrick (NSW, Wodonga Raiders), Arnav Yadav (NSW, Sydney University CC), Neel Patel (NSW, University of NSW CC), Cooper Williams (NSW, Marist Brothers CC), Kostas Saisanas (NSW, Bankstown CC), Angus Smith (NSW, Sutherland CC), Theodore Bacalakis (QLD, University of QLD CC), Spencer Green (QLD, Toombul DCC), Eli Brain (QLD, Northern Suburbs DCC), Theo Tsingos (QLD, Northern Suburbs DCC), Charlie Henderson (QLD, University of QLD CC), Ishaan Sandhu (QLD, South Brisbane DCC), Thomas Vaseo (QLD, Redlands CC), Hayden Burbulovic (SA, Tea Tree Gully CC), Connor Gregory (SA, Sturt CC), Simrth Gill (VIC, Essendon CC), Jacob Pietz (VIC, Camberwell Magpies CC), Darcy Noonan (VIC, Ringwood CC), Joshua Driscoll (VIC, Melbourne CC), Cooper Reemy (VIC, Frankston Peninsula CC), Patrick Sullivan (VIC, Geelong CC), Mathew Lough (WA, Claremont Nedlands CC) and Noyan Rostame (WA, Gosnells CC).

State/Territory Breakdown
ACT - 1
NSW - 7
Qld - 7
SA - 2
Vic - 6
WA - 2

I heard Angus Smith was the quickest at the U/17 Nationals on the speed gun

 

[ioppolo]

Is Luca Di Venuto related to Michael?

 

[cullinan]

Yeah Michael is his father