The 17-man England Development Programme (EDP) squad including Glamorgan's Aneurin Donald will depart for an intensive ten-day training camp at the ICC Academy in Dubai later this week (December 11 - December 21).
The EDP touring party - which features players from across the Under-17 and Under-19 age groups - represents the final contingent of England cricketers to travel overseas to play and train before Christmas. They follow England's seven-match One Day International series against Sri Lanka, the England Performance Programme (EPP) batting and spin camp in Colombo supported by Glamorgan's Robert Croft and fast bowling camp in Potchefstroom.
The UAE training and development camp will be the first tour overseen by ECB's new Head of the England Development Programme, Andy Hurry.
Speaking about the tour, Hurry said: The EDP training camp to the UAE serves two important purposes. First, it provides an early opportunity to expose this group of young players to challenging sub-continental conditions in a world-class training environment at the ICC Academy. Secondly, it allows us to work with the country's highest potential young players in an England cricket environment for a concentrated period of time. Together, the overall aim of the ten days is to facilitate a progression in skill execution, alongside developing an appreciation of what it takes to train and play at the highest level.
Ahead of the start of the 2015 English cricket season, the EDP will embark on two playing tours. An EDP U17 side will take on Pakistan U17s in the UAE in February and an England U19 side will tour against Australia U19s in March-April.
England Development Programme 2014-2015 Squad
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Will Davis
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Derbyshire
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Aneurin Donald
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Glamorgan and Wales
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Ben Green
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Somerset and Devon
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Haseeb Hameed
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Lancashire
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Max Holden
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Middlesex
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Mosun Hussain
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Yorkshire
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Saqib Mahmood
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Lancashire
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Tom Moores
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Nottinghamshire
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Matt Parkinson
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Lancashire and Staffordshire
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Brad Taylor
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Hampshire
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Callum Taylor
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Essex and Norfolk
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Aaron Thomason
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Warwickshire
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Jared Warner
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Yorkshire
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Joe Weatherley
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Hampshire
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