- The 16-year-old has impressed taking part in for Lancashire XI this season
- Flintoff has been included within the squad for the three ODIs
- His father Andrew is presently with the England workforce within the T20 World Cup
Rocky Flintoff, the 16-year-old son of 2005 Ashes sequence star Andrew Flintoff, has been included within the England squad for the primary time.
Flintoff Jr, who’s presently taking his GCSE exams, was on Tuesday named within the 16-man England Underneath-19 squad for 3 one-day internationals in opposition to Sri Lanka.
In April, he scored his first males's century for Lancashire, taking part in for the Second XI in opposition to Warwickshire simply two weeks after his sixteenth birthday.
His elder brother Corey, two years older, stood in for him within the Lancashire second row whereas he recovered from a again stress fracture however was surpassed by his proficient sibling.
Flintoff, the previous England captain and TV persona, is presently a part of the backroom workers on the Twenty20 World Cup.
Rocky Flintoff has been known as as much as the England Underneath-19 squad for the primary time forward of their Underneath-19 matches in opposition to Sri Lanka.
Flintoff scored his first century for Lancashire Second XI in opposition to Warwickshire in April
Rocky (pictured together with his father Andrew in 2013) has been known as as much as the England squad for the primary time
In step with the household theme, Essex's Luke Benkenstein, the son of Lancashire coach Dale Benkenstein, will captain the Underneath-19 facet for matches from June 28 to July 3, beginning with a day-night match at his county headquarters in Chelmsford.
England Underneath-19 coach Mike Yardy stated: 'As all the time, this can be a nice alternative for the gamers to carry out nicely within the England Underneath-19 jersey and acquire expertise of worldwide cricket.'
Hayden Mustard, whose father Phil performed worldwide cricket alongside Flintoff within the early many years of this century, has additionally been included together with Farhan Ahmed, one other Class 11 scholar and the youthful brother of Take a look at participant Rehan Ahmed.
England Males's Underneath-19 matches:
50-over apply match: England Underneath-19s v Younger Lions Invitational XI, Loughborough – 24 June
1st Youth ODI: England Underneath-19s v Sri Lanka Underneath-19s, Cloud County Floor, Chelmsford (d/n) – June 28
2nd Youth ODI: England Underneath-19s v Sri Lanka Underneath-19s, 1st Central County Floor, Hove – 1 July
third Youth ODI: England Underneath-19s v Sri Lanka Underneath-19s, 1st Central County Floor, Hove – 3 July
