All-rounder Lyndon James and incoming seamer Josh Tongue have been named in a 21-player group to travel to the UAE with England Lions for a training camp from November 16 to December 7.
James, who is touring to the UAE for the second time with England Lions having embarked on a similar trip in the winter of 2022, joins Tongue who made his senior England debut in the summer.
The group, which includes 10 players who are part of a Lions experience for the first time, will focus on developing their red-ball skills predominantly.
The camp aims to understand the depth of England’s pathway whilst providing developmental experiences for high-potential players closely aligned to England’s future needs.
England Men’s Performance Director, Mo Bobat, said: “The camp will provide an excellent opportunity for the players to develop their red ball game and allow us to learn more about them as people and players.
“In selecting the group, we’ve carefully considered England’s short and long-term needs in Test cricket, particularly with sub-continent challenges in mind.
“It’s quite a large group and it’s great that we can support player development in this way for what should be a fun camp.”
England Lions Training Group
Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire)
George Balderson (Lancashire)
Shoaib Bashir (Somerset)
Josh Bohannon (Lancashire)
Brydon Carse (Durham)
Jack Carson (Sussex)
James Coles (Sussex)
Josh De Caires (Middlesex)
Matthew Fisher (Yorkshire)
Tom Hartley (Lancashire)
Lyndon James (Nottinghamshire)
Tom Lawes (Surrey)
Dan Mousley (Warwickshire)
Callum Parkinson (Durham)
Matthew Potts (Durham)
Rishi Patel (Leicestershire)
Ollie Price (Gloucestershire)
James Rew (Somerset)
Ollie Robinson (Durham)
Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire)
John Turner (Hampshire)