The Ashes: England v Australia - youngsters who could play in upcoming series

With a thrilling Ashes contention over, the eyes of fans abruptly deprived of their hole of England-Australia enactment are already drifting to the adjacent bid erstwhile Ben Stokes' broadside volition effort to triumph backmost the urn.

BBC Sport has picked retired immoderate young players that could diagnostic successful the 2025-26 bid down nether and, if not then, the adjacent clip Australia are successful England successful 2027.

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James Rew

Rew equalled Dan Lawrence's grounds for astir centuries successful the County Championship by a teenager

Age: 19 Role: Wicketkeeper-batter

James Rew is the sanction connected everyone's lips.

The left-hander has already scored six County Championship centuries, equalling the grounds for astir tons by a teen successful the competition.

He has scored 5 this year, including a superb 221 having travel successful astatine 41-4, and is the starring run-scorer successful Division One truthful acold successful 2023 - arsenic good arsenic being Somerset's regular wicketkeeper.

Rew scored 95 successful England's decision by India successful the 2022 Under-19 World Cup final, erstwhile helium played alongside Rehan Ahmed.

Former England skipper Alastair Cook: "Rew is simply a phenomenal subordinate with the statistic he's delivered.

"He doesn't acceptable the Ben Stokes mould of taking the crippled on. He is what you'd telephone a classical batsman. But helium astir apt has much shots than he's shown."

Jack Carson

Age: 22 Role: Off-spinner

Sussex's Jack Carson is simply a bowler fancied by galore successful the know.

The gangly off-spinner spent clip astir the England campy bowling nether the oculus of the coaches during the Ashes series.

He has taken 87 wickets successful 32 first-class matches and impressed with the England Lions successful Sri Lanka past wintertime - returning four-wicket hauls successful some unofficial Tests.

Left-armer Jack Leach volition lone beryllium 34 by the clip of the adjacent Ashes and 36 by the clip the bid returns to England successful 2027, truthful helium should beryllium successful contention with the younger procreation for a portion yet.

Did you know? Carson took a wicket with his 2nd shot successful a first-class lucifer and has dismissed Joe Root successful region cricket.

Gus Atkinson

Atkinson is playing for Oval Invincibles successful The Hundred

Age: 25 Role: Pace bowler

Gus Atkinson is different starting to beryllium tipped for the top.

The seamer bowls astatine a lively gait crossed each formats for Surrey but has particularly caught the oculus with 20 wickets successful 5 matches successful the Championship.

He tin number erstwhile England skipper Cook arsenic a fan, having dismissed the Essex opener this season.

Josh Tongue, who took 5 wickets successful the 2nd Ashes Test, Durham brace Matthew Potts and Brydon Care, positive Lancashire's Saqib Mahmood - if helium tin bask a accordant spell of fittingness - are besides apt to beryllium successful contention travel the wintertime of 2025.

Jofra Archer volition beryllium 30 by the commencement of the adjacent Ashes portion Ollie Robinson volition crook 32 during that bid down under.

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Cook: "What amazed maine astir him is that you look astatine him vessel and consciousness determination is simply a batch much successful the tank.

"He doesn't look similar helium uses that overmuch effort to get the shot down astatine a decent lick. Speaking to him, it looks casual but helium is striving for arsenic overmuch gait arsenic helium tin get. It looks similar determination is simply a spot much untapped pace."

Jamie Smith

Smith scored a period connected his first-class debut against a Marylebone Cricket Club broadside captained by Stuart Broad

Age: 23 Role: Wicketkeeper-batter

Jamie Smith has been highly rated for a portion yet is inactive lone 23.

Earlier this twelvemonth helium scored a 71-ball 100 for the Lions successful Sri Lanka - the fastest period successful the past of England's improvement side.

Able to people rapidly but with a coagulated technique, helium looks made for 'Bazball'.

The right-hander is simply a regular for reigning champions Surrey and has scored 8 centuries successful 48 matches, including 234 against Gloucestershire past year.

TMS commentator Daniel Norcross: "Jamie Smith is simply a nailed-on certainty to beryllium playing cricket for England successful 4 years."

Rehan Ahmed

Ahmed has already played 1 Test, 1 one-day planetary and 2 T20s for England

Age: 18 Role: Leg-spinner

Leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed is an 18-year-old already known to galore England fans. Last twelvemonth helium took 5-48 connected his Test debut arsenic helium helped England to a bid triumph successful Pakistan.

When Moeen Ali injured his digit successful the archetypal Ashes Test, Ahmed was called up arsenic cover, though England yet opted to spell into the 2nd Test astatine Lord's without a spinner.

Life for spinners is hard successful English region cricket, adjacent much truthful for a 'leggie', and Ahmed has lone taken six wickets successful 8 matches this season.

Still, with opportunities expected worldwide successful white-ball cricket successful the coming years, Ahmed is expected to person a large future.

Did you know? Ahmed is the youngest antheral to play for England successful Tests, one-day internationals and T20s.

What astir Australia?

Australia are known for their accumulation enactment of accelerated bowlers and the adjacent could beryllium Western Australia's Lance Morris.

The 25-year-old is regarded arsenic the quickest bowler down nether and could person featured successful this year's Ashes but for a backmost injury.

There is besides anticipation 26-year-old Jhye Richardson, who took 5 wickets against England successful Adelaide during the 2021-22 Ashes, tin flooded his wounded issues and, though not arsenic speedy arsenic Morris, Jordan Buckingham, 23, took a six-wicket haul for Australia A successful New Zealand this year.

Morris is nicknamed 'The Wild Thing' - a sanction besides fixed to erstwhile Australia accelerated bowler Shaun Tait

There are large hopes for 19-year-old top-order batter Teague Wyllie, who was named successful the squad of the tourney astatine the 2022 Under-19 World Cup and is already portion of WA's Sheffield Shield-winning side.

Another Western Australian, Aaron Hardie, 24, is simply a seam-bowling all-rounder averaging 43 with the bat and 29 with the ball.

Finally, support an oculus retired for left-armer Spencer Johnson. He is 27 but has been making an content of late, starring to comparisons with his namesake Mitchell. Johnson is playing successful The Hundred this twelvemonth for Oval Invincibles.

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