Surrey’s Tom Lawes has been named in the England Lions group for a training camp in the UAE this winter.
The Surrey Academy graduate will form part of a 21-player group that will head out for the warm weather training camp from 16 November-7 December.
This will be the Surrey all-rounders first Lions experience, with the camp focussing on developing red-ball skills. 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.
Selection for the camp was conducted in close collaboration with both players and counties, and several players not selected have been encouraged and supported to take up other opportunities overseas to support their individual needs.
In two seasons of First-Class cricket, Lawes has taken 60 wickets at average of 20.5, as Surrey secured back-to-back County Championship titles.
England Men’s Performance Director, Mo Bobat, said: “At the end of an enjoyable season and after close dialogue with players and counties, it’s exciting to confirm our group that will travel to Abu Dhabi for a training camp later this year.
“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)
