Victorian skipper Cameron White will captain the Australia 'A' squad in a tour match against England at Bellerive Oval in Hobart from 17 - 20 November.

White is no stranger to National leadership duties, most recently as vice-captain for the Aussies during the one-day component of the VB tour of India, the international Twenty20 in Perth and two of the Commonwealth Bank ODI matches.

Handed the Victorian captaincy at the age of 20 - the youngest in Victorian history - White has since been praised for his cool head and initiative thinking on-and-off the field.

Commenting on the team, NSP Chairman Andrew Hilditch said:

"The NSP has picked a squad full of some of the best young talent in Australia. This is an exciting opportunity for these players to play against a highly talented English team on the eve of the Vodafone Ashes Series.

"We have seen quite a few of these players already in or around the Australian team setup across the various formats and this challenge will provide them all with another good opportunity to show what they can do.

"Cameron White is a talented player and a good leader and along with Tim Paine they both have a lot of experience and will provide the group with strong leadership.

"Every player in the batting line-up is capable of forcing their way into the Australian side this summer.

"Phil Hughes and Paine have already showed what they are capable of in Test cricket and Shaun Marsh, Callum Ferguson, and Steve Smith have already played some outstanding cricket for Australia in the limited over formats.

"Usman Khawaja is yet to play for Australia but has again started the season in impressive fashion and it will be great to see him play against strong opposition.

"The fast bowling of Mitchell Starc was very impressive at the Gabba few nights ago, Peter George played very well in his one Test in India and Mark Cameron has returned strongly from injury and has been performing well for NSW so we are keen to see what he can do on a big stage.

"Stephen O'Keefe has had some limited opportunities in Australian limited overs squads, played very well for Australia A in the off season against Sri Lanka A and has continued that good form with a strong start to the season for New South Wales and he richly deserves this opportunity.

"We look forward to this talented bowling group performing against the English side who will be honing their sights on the first Test," Hilditch said.

The average age of the Australia A squad is 24.

The tour match in Hobart will be England's last competitive warm-up match before the Vodafone Ashes Series gets underway at the Gabba in Brisbane on Thursday 25 November.

The Australia A team is:

Cam White (Captain) VIC 27

Tim Paine (Vice-Captain) TAS 25

Mark Cameron NSW 29

Callum Ferguson SA 25

Peter George SA 24

Phil Hughes NSW 21

Usman Khawaja NSW 23

Shaun Marsh** WA 27

Steve O'Keefe NSW 25

Steve Smith NSW 21

Mitchell Starc NSW 20

**Subject to fitness

09 NOVEMBER, 2010