England U18 Men’s Squad Cut To 24

By Sam Neter on December 9, 2010

Following their Loughborough training camp, Head Coach Steve Bucknall has cut the initial England U18 Squad list down from 32 to 24. Bucknall has also named the 12 man roster to take part in the Haris Memorial Tournament in Manchester over Christmas, perhaps an indication of those likely to make the final roster for the European Championships next summer.

The 24 man squad is as follows;

Jamie Battish (Australia)
Jesse Chuku (USA)
Omari Coates (Lewisham Thunder)
Jack Crook (Manchester Magic)
Jordan Culley (Reading Rockets)
Simeon Espirit (BA London Leopards)
Rowell Graham (Lewisham Thunder)
Joshua Guddemi (Derby Trailblazers)
Joe Hart (Blair Academy, USA)
Dylan Johns (Majadahonda, Spain)
Josh McGinn (Manchester Magic)
Dominic Norton (Barking Abbey)
Mark Schroeder (Taunton Tigers)
Elliot Sentance (Leicester Warriors)
Jamal Smikle (London Spartans)
John Stewart (Sheffield Junior Sharks)
Christopher Tawiah (MK Lions)
Raphell Thomas-Edwards (Leicester Warriors)
Harrison Turner (Taunton Tigers)
Devon Van Oostrum (Caja Laboral, Spain)
Josh Ward-Hibbert (Derby Trailblazers)
Zak Wells (Barking Abbey)
Skyler White (USA)
Ross Wilson (Newcastle Eagles)

Of these 24, the 12 named to the roster for the Haris Memorial Tournament is as follows;

Jamie Battish
Simeon Espirit
Joe Hart
Dylan Johns
Dominic Norton
Elliot Sentance
Jamal Smikle
John Stewart
Josh Ward-Hibbert
Zak Wells
Skyler White
Ross Wilson

EDIT 28/12/10
The Haris Tournament roster is now different to the one initially announced and is as follows;

Jamie Battish
Simeon Espirit
Josh Guddemi
Joe Hart
Dylan Johns
Dominic Norton
Elliott Sentance
Jamal Smikle
John Stewart
Raphell Thomas-Edwards
Harry Turner
Joshua Ward-Hibbert
Zak Wells
Skyler White

What do you think of the cuts? Happy with the 24 man squad? Think anyone is being overlooked? Drop a comment and let us know!

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