Saturday 26 September 2015 19:21, UK
Surrey seamer Tom Curran has been added to the England Performance Programme for the winter.
The 20-year-old, who was born in Cape Town, is in the final year of his residential qualification to play for England, and is due to become eligible from the end of October.
Curran will join up with the rest of the EPP squad for a four-day training camp in Loughborough and will then be a part of the fast bowlers camp in the South African city of Potchefstroom from November 11, before moving on to Dubai to join the batsmen and spin bowlers on November 24.
He took 76 wickets in County Championship Division Two this season, tied with Derbyshire's Mark Footitt at the top of the table, and was also a prolific wicket-taker in Twenty20 and 50-over matches to take his tally over 100.
National selector James Whitaker said: "Tom has had a superb season leading the Surrey pace attack, and following confirmation that he is due to complete his residential qualification to play for England at the end of October, we are delighted to add him to the EPP fast bowlers group for the winter.
"Congratulations to Tom on his selection. I am sure that he will learn a great deal from working with EPP lead fast bowling coach Kevin Shine, and gain a lot of experience from being involved with the programme for the first time."
Watch England's Test series with Pakistan live on Sky Sports next month - coverage of the first Test in Dubai starts on October 13 from 7.00am on Sky Sports 2 HD.
