Meet the England U19 stars aiming for World Cup glory

England’s youngsters are just one win away from securing a place in the Under-19 World Cup final for the first time in almost a quarter of a century.

It's 24 years since the likes of Rob Key, Graeme Swann and Owais Shah swept New Zealand aside by seven wickets in Johannesburg to take the trophy - and none of the 11 subsequent finals have featured an England side.

Tom Prest's team have impressed so far in the Caribbean, winning all three group matches before beating South Africa in the quarter-finals, but must now overcome Afghanistan in their final four clash on Tuesday, live on Sky Sports Cricket.

So who have been the standout figures during England's encouraging campaign so far?

The Warwickshire left-hander, who grew up in Barbados, was earmarked for stardom when former England star Ian Bell - citing Bethell's emergence as a factor in his own decision to retire from county cricket - labelled him 'the best 17-year-old' he had ever seen.

Having made his Bears debut in all three formats last season, Bethell has gone some way towards justifying Bell's praise with some dominant performances at the top of the order in this tournament.

He top-scored with 44 in England's victory over Bangladesh, got them off to a flying start against the UAE with 62 and then demolished South Africa's bowling with 88 from just 42 balls to set up a resounding six-wicket success.

The pressures of captaincy don't appear to have affected Prest, whose innings of 93 against Canada laid the foundations for his side's 106-run victory in Basseterre - but even better was to come.

The Hampshire batter blazed a remarkable unbeaten 154 from 119 balls just two days later at the same venue, flaying 13 fours and four sixes against the Emirati bowlers as