Former Australian captain Tim Paine has named eight players to watch and will make up the next generation of Australian cricket players.
In an article for The Daily Telegraph, Paine has named eight players that fans should keep an eye on and who will make up the next generation of Australian cricket.
These players named by Paine are Sam Konstas (NSW), Ollie Davies (NSW), Corey Rocchiccioli (WA), Hugh Weibgen (QLD), Harry Dixon (VIC), Nivethan Radhakrishnan (TAS), Mahli Beardman (WA) and Lloyd Pope (SA).
"Konstas sort of falls into two categories given he is still a teenager, fresh into state cricket, but is already being seriously talked about as a Test prospect and wasn't that far off being picked for this series," Paine wrote.
"While his Australia A output wasn't quite enough to get him into the Aussie squad, his maturity and professionalism stood out when spending time with him.
"Though it wasn't until the second innings of the second A match that he really got going, he played a handful of shots before that which made you just go “wow, this kid has it"."
He also made special mention of Spencer Johnson, Josh Philippe and young New South Wales wicketkeeper Lachlan Shaw.
"It would remiss of me too not to mention a young wicketkeeper, and I've liked the little I've seen from NSW's Lachlan Shaw," he added.
