Australian group - from the AIS web site
Australian Institute of Sport :: AIS scholars selected to attend Cricket Australia Centre of Excellence
"The AIS scholarship intake for 2009 is:
AIS full time scholars (16)
Burt Cockley (NSW,22)
Josh Hazlewood (NSW,18)
Moises Henriques (NSW,22)
Usman Khawaja (NSW,22)
Steven Smith (NSW,19)
Mitchell Starc (NSW,19)
Alister McDermott (QLD,17)
Nathan Reardon (QLD,24)
Peter George (SA,22)
Tom Cooper (SA,22)
Tom Triffitt (TAS,18)
James Faulkner (TAS,18)
Jon Holland (VIC,21)
Rob Quiney (VIC,26)
Josh Mangan (WA,23)
Mitchell Marsh (WA,17)
In addition, the intake will be complemented by six additional part-time scholarships. The part-time scholars will attend the COE for periods of time over the course of the program
Part-time scholars (6):
Luke Doran (NSW,18)
Peter Forrest (NSW,23)
Adam Zampa (NSW,16)
Callum Ferguson (SA,24)
Kane Richardson (SA,18)
Chris Duval (TAS,25)
Development scholars (4)
Jason Floros (ACT,18)
Sean Abbott (NSW,16)
Alex Carey (SA,17)
Jackson Coleman (VIC,17)
The average age of the 2009 AIS full time scholarship intake is 20.6 years. This is in comparison to the previous two full time AIS intakes with average ages of 21.2 years (2008) and 22 years (2007).
Commenting on the selection intake, National Selection Panel (NSP) Chairman Andrew Hilditch said:
?This group of players has been chosen by the NSP with an eye to the short term needs of Australian cricket, but with an emphasis on the development of a group of very talented youngsters to meet the long term needs of Australian Cricket.
?The NSP sees selection in the AIS intake as a very important step in the development of our talented young players as they seek to further develop their physical and mental cricket skills and strive to achieve international honours. This year is the first intake under the new head coach Greg Chappell.
?Greg has worked very hard, together with all the COE staff, to develop this year?s program which has some new innovations and a slightly different emphasis than previous programs .This selection presents all these players with a very exciting opportunity.
?Moises Henriques, Usman Khawaja and Jon Holland were all full-time scholars last year and have returned for a second stint at the COE, which will provide them with an excellent opportunity to build on the skills they developed here last year and during the recent season.
?In addition, James Faulkner, Steven Smith, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Marsh were all part-time or development scholars last year and will come back for the extended stint this year.
?The part-time scholarship group has a mix of youth and experience, highlighted with Callum Ferguson who recently made his ODI debut for Australia coming back to the COE to further refine his skills.
?The four development scholars ? who will undertake a shortened training period ? have a great opportunity to taste the environment at the COE professional tuition given by the coaching staff that will help their cricket progression.?
