England announce 14-man squad for pre-Ashes training camp in Spain

England Cricket Board (ECB) have announced a 14-man squad that will tour Spain for a pre-Ashes training camp. The camp is scheduled to commence on June 27, Saturday. The idea is to get the team well acquainted with Trevor Bayliss, the new coach, ahead of the big tournament coming up.

“With Trevor Bayliss arriving in the country next Thursday, Trevor, Alastair (Cook) and I felt it important that both players and management likely to be involved in the early stages of the Investec Ashes have chance to meet him and fully understand his approach prior to meeting up for the start of the Test series,” Andrew Strauss was quoted as saying by ecb.co.uk.

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“With that in mind, we have arranged a preparation camp in Spain. This will involve a combination of physical and fielding sessions and planning meetings in an informal environment in order to provide the best possible lead up to the first Test in Cardiff. The squad for the first Test will be announced within a few of days of returning from the camp,” he added.

England squad for pre-Ashes training camp:

Alastair Cook (c), Ian Bell, Joe Root, Gary Ballance, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler (wk), Liam Plunkett, Steven Finn, Mark Footitt, Adam Lyth, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Mark Wood