ECB announce Performance Squad schedule – Cricket News Update
The English Cricket Board has announced the England Performance squad schedule for their trip to the subcontinent, starting next month.
The squad will travel to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 on November 19, and their first three-day match will take place from 27th of next month, against DY Patil Academy XI, Mumbai. The tour ends with a T20 match against Netherlands on December 16 before the team heads back home the following day.
The EPP squad will train at the National Cricket Performance Centre at Loughborough and will further undergo preparation in Mumbai and Pune in order to acclimatize themselves with the away conditions.
"The opportunity to take players to the sub-continent to work on specific skills is vital in identifying and developing players who can go on to be world-class cricketers for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-Joseph-Parsons-c53012, the ECB performance director.
The squad was picked last month, and will provide cover for the national team, who will also be taking on the Indian contingent in a four-match Test series, starting from November 15.
The notable players in the 17-man group include http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Danny-Briggs-c1315 and Jade Dernbach, all of whom featured in the just-concluded World T20.
Apart from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in 2012.
EPP Itinerary
November 19 - Depart UK
November 27-29 - Three-day match against DY Patil Academy XI at the DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai.
December 3-5 - Three-day match against DY Patil Academy XI at the DY Patil Stadium, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820.
December 13 - One-day match against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Netherlands-c753 at the Poona Club, Pune.
December 14 - One-day match against the Netherlands at the Poona Club, Pune.
December 16 - T20 match against the Netherlands at the Poona Club, Pune.
December 17 - Return to UK
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