The England and Wales Cricket Board announced a 14 man squad which includes the likes of Haseeb Hameed and James Bracey to be led by Warwickshire captain Will Rhodes to face India in a three-day practice game at the Riverside Ground in Durham.
The squad would be coached by Young Lions head coach Richard Dawson and has names from across the counties. ECB said that the players would undergo Covid-19 testing before being allowed to form the squad for the game that begins on July 20.
“The county players will bridge into a team environment and undergo Covid testing before being cleared to play in the match,” the board said in a press release.
“The ECB would like to place on record its thanks to the first-class counties for their continued support to make players available for this fixtures and to Durham County Cricket Club for providing facilities for this match to be staged,” it added.
Apart from the live broadcast of the game on Durham CCC’s Youtube channel, ball-by-ball commentary would also be available on BBC radio.
County Select XI squad: Will Rhodes (Warwickshire - captain), Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire), Tom Aspinwell (Lancashire), Ethan Bamber (Middlesex), James Bracey (Gloucestershire), Jack Carson (Sussex), Zak Chappell (Nottinghamshire), Haseeb Hameed (Nottinghamshire), Lyndon James (Nottinghamshire), Jake Libby (Worcestershire), Craig Miles (Warwickshire), Liam Patterson-White (Nottinghamshire), James Rew (Somerset), Rob Yates (Warwickshire).