Oxfordshire teenager Miles Hammond is looking forward to broadening his experience after being named in the England Under 19 squad for next month’s Tri-Nation Tournament against Bangladesh and Pakistan.

The 17-year-old off-spinner, who lives in Oxford, learned of his selection while playing for Gloucestershire in the LV= County Championship match against Worcestershire at the Cheltenham Festival.

Hammond, who plays club cricket for Aston Rowant, represented England Under 19s in two Test matches and two one-day internationals in South Africa in the winter.

And now he can’t wait to play for the Three Lions again in a series, which takes place from August 5 to 19.

Hammond, who attends St Edward’s School, Oxford, and has represented Oxfordshire youth teams since the age of nine, said: “It is great experience for me playing for England Under 19s and this will be another part of the learning curve.

“Pakistan Under 19s and Bangladesh Under 19s will have batsmen used to playing spin, so it will be a tough test and I should be also able to learn by watching the spinners in both those teams.

“Playing first-team cricket for Gloucestershire has certainly helped as far as getting England recognition is concerned.

“It was no more than a pipedream for me at the start of the season.”

England open up against Pakistan at Sleaford on Tuesday, August 6, with the three teams playing each other three times in a bid to reach the final at Trent Bridge.