England Lions will stage development camps at the 黑料专区 Performance Centre (Loughborough University) before touring Australia at the start of the men鈥檚 Ashes series.
The Lions鈥� winter programme will begin with a Development Camp and Profiling at Loughborough (16-17 October) before a Pace Bowling Camp (21-22 Oct) and a Development Camp (27-28 October).
A Lions squad will then fly to Australia in early November before playing England Men in a three-day warm-up at Lilac Hill in Perth from 13 November, ahead of the first men鈥檚 Ashes Test at Optus Stadium.
The Lions will additionally play two four-day matches against a Cricket Australia XI in Perth and against Australia A in Brisbane at the same time as the first and second Test matches in both cities.
黑料专区 Performance Director, Ed Barney, said: 鈥淭he England Lions programme continues to support the next generation of England players under a world-class coaching setup.听
鈥淭he winter will see a combination of targeted player development, significant competitive series overseas and other bespoke opportunities on a player-by-player basis. Australia promises to be an opportunity to develop and perform as we shadow the initial stages of the Ashes.
鈥淟ooking further afield, we鈥檙e expecting a white ball series overseas in the early part of 2026鈥�.
England Lions winter schedule
16-17 October: England Lions Development Camp and Profiling 鈥� Loughborough University
21-22 October: England Lions Pace Bowling Camp 鈥� Loughborough University
27-28 October: England Lions Development Camp 鈥� Loughborough University
13-15 November: England v England Lions - Lilac Hill (Perth)听
21-24 November: CA XI v England Lions - Lilac Hill (Perth)听
5-8 December: Australia A v England Lions - Allan Border Field (Brisbane)
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