11 cricketers who switched allegiances between under-19s and senior team

#5 Gary Ballance

Ballance has played Tests and ODI for England

Ballance was born in Zimbabwe in 1989 and played under-19 cricket, including a World Cup appearance for the colts side in 2006 in Sri Lanka. He earned an opportunity with Derbyshire later that year and moved to Yorkshire.

On the back of some terrific performances for Yorkshire and England Lions, Ballance was picked in the national team and made his debut in 2013. He has represented England in many matches at Test and ODI level since then.