Melbourne, Australia: Cricket Australia will send 16-year-old Jake Doran out against England only days after the first Ashes test for a tour match in the outback town of Alice Springs.
The inclusion of Doran, a left-arm batsman in Australia's under-19 team, for the Nov. 29-30 match at Traeger Park comes despite criticism in the British press about the caliber of teams selected to face England in the tour matches to date.
The Ashes starts with the first test in Brisbane next Thursday, then England will travel to the Northern Territory en route to Adelaide for the second test, which starts Dec. 5.
Doran, the younger brother of New South Wales state left-arm orthodox bowler Luke Doran, will turn 17 on Dec. 2.
