Lee has proved herself to be a rising star by getting picked up by the NSW Arrows and playing a big role in their Australian Hockey League title win while Miller has been in the United States studying psychology on a hockey scholarship at Kent State University.

Lee was tipped to make the under 21s side after being named in a squad of 24 and touring Japan with the Australian junior women’s team in May, while Miller was a surprise inclusion in the final 16 player team after returning from the US earlier in the year.

Miller said earlier in the month that she didn’t know if she would have the opportunity to represent Australia because she was residing in the United States.

“It’s really hard to say whether that will happen again [playing for Australia]. It isn’t possible when I’m in the US , I’m a bit out of the loop there I guess,” she said at the time.

“But you never know. If the opportunity came up again I would welcome it with open arms.”

However, her guest appearance for the Bathurst side in State League hockey led to her being spotted by a New South Wales Institute of Sport official and a few days later she was whisked across to Perth for a five-day camp with the Australian Institute of Sport.

They liked what they saw and Miller was added to the World Cup squad, much to her delight.

“I was definitely very excited. Obviously I wasn’t named in the 24 player squad and I thought I was out of the loop not having been seen for two years. It was just pure luck I was spotted while playing State League,” she said.

Miller said she was looking forward to playing with some old friends in the World Cup, including Lee and Orange star Jade Warrender.

“I played plenty of hockey Tamsin back then and Jade Warrender too, so it will be great to catch up with them,” she said.

“It’s great for the Central West to have three players selected in the Australian side and it is great for the Western Region Academy of Sport as well because all three of us came through there.”

The 20-year-old said her selection had changed her long term goals as she will now consider returning to Australia when she completes her university studies in two years and try to earn selection for the Hockeyroos.

“I will definitely be looking to do that now that this has happened,” Miller said.

She admitted she didn’t know if she would get another opportunity to represent Australia during her final two years with the Kent Golden Flashes, but she is no longer ruling it out.

“To be honest I couldn’t tell you. I didn’t think this [selection for the Junior World Cup] was possible so you never know,” Miller said.

Miller will play in at least two more games for Bathurst City in Premier League Hockey and she will now join the Australian side for training instead of flying out for the USA in mid-July.

“I will now stay until we fly out as a team. We have a camp in Sydney a week and a half before we fly out,” she said.

The Junior World Cup takes place in Boston from August 3-16.