A desire to emulate the feats of two indoor cricket champions is driving local players as they strive for success in Adelaide next month.

Cashmere’s Allison Nagle, Bray Park pair Brendan Tucker and Tyler Harney, and Warner duo Rhys Downey and Keelan Olsen are the contingent from Inside Sportz Strathpine set will play at the junior national championships from 4 July.

For Nagle and Tucker, a good showing in South Australia for their respective Queensland under-18 and under-16 teams could set them on the path travelled by their childhood heroes, Chris and Cam Boyce.

The teenagers say the twins from Brendale, both Australian indoor cricket representatives, are icons at Inside Sportz.

“They’re the ones who everyone wants to be, they’re the best and everyone wants to be like them,” Nagle said of the brothers.

“When we were little playing juniors everyone used to do whatever they did.  If they wore different coloured shoelaces, we’d wear different coloured shoelaces.”

Nagle believes her last experience at a national championship, as well as playing for Inside Sportz in Brisbane’s top women’s competition, has her in good shape to be selected for her country.

Two years ago, at just 12, she played against players six years her senior as part of Queensland’s under-18 team.

“It was pretty scary, but now I have the experience to know how to play against people at this level,” said Nagle, now 14.

“And now because I’ve got more experience playing ladies in the opens teams (in club competition) ... I can take that knowledge on to the field at nationals.

“I’ve gotten so much better since two years ago and I reckon I do have a pretty good chance of making the Australian team one day.”

Tucker, who plays or trains for indoor cricket six days a week, wants to secure the ultimate double in Adelaide – an Australia title and green and gold jersey.

“I want to try and aspire to make the Australian team this year, so I want to play well in every match I play,” he said.

“I hope the (Queensland) team makes it to the final and takes it out.  We’ve definitely got the talent in our team to go all the way.”

Tucker and Nagle both nominated New South Wales as the state to beat in Adelaide.

“We just need to step it up just that little bit more to beat them,” Nagle said.

The Australian junior championships, which features competition for four age levels, run from 4–11 July.