CRICKET: They have dreams to play in test matches for Australia and Queanbeyan Bluebags' Wade Burrowes and Tyler Van Luin are on their way to reaching their goals after receiving selection in the under 17 Indoor Cricket World Series Australia and Australia A sides.
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The 16-year-olds will travel to Queensland in late September to compete against Australia, Australia A (the second grade side), South Africa and New Zealand.
This is Burrowes' third junior indoor world series, he travelled to NZ last year to take part in the under 20s Indoor Cricket World Series and has donned the green and gold, the NSW baby blue at the ACT's yellow and blue a number of times, but he said he is still "anxious" to get out there.
"I like the environment at Worlds, catching up with old mates and the experience," Burrowes said.
September will be Van Luin's debut World Series and first national selection, remarkably it is also the first year he has played indoor cricket.
"I'm nervous and excited, it's all kicking in, but it's still so far away," Van Luin said.
"It'll be good for the experience because I've never been to Worlds, and I'll be able to compare where I'm at with other players in the world."
Between his commitments in the Queanbeyan Tigers AFL Rising Stars squad and indoor cricket Van Luin only gets two days without sport, but currently the all-rounder said it is all just a bit of fun.
"My aim's just to go as far as possible- try to bat like David Warner, an aggressive left hander, or Matty Hayden is someone I look up to," he said.
The story is a little different for Burrowes, the Dubbo product lives and breathes cricket, playing for Dubbo Macquarie in the Superleague and traveling to Sydney every fortnight to play for the Castle Hill Cougars and said he would like to don the baggy green one day.
"I look up to Steve Waugh... my goal is to represent Australia in test cricket," he said.
"[My life is] cricket and school, that's it."
The boys both hope to play at higher levels for the Queanbeyan Bluebags in the coming season, but said indoor and outdoor cricket are quite different.
"Outdoor is a lot more demanding and there are a lot more people," Burrowes said.
"Indoor is a more high pressure."
National selection requires the players to pay for their own travel, accommodation and uniform.
Burrowes would like to thank his sponsor Blue Tongue Sports and Van Luin is looking for sponsorship to assist with hopefully the start of a great cricketing career.
