Simon Jones and Mark Wallace have been named in a provisional squad for the E.C.B. National Academy who will spend a second winter based in Adelaide.

Jones and Wallace both spent last winter with the Academy in Australia, and Jones` impressive form so far this season won him selection for the senior squad for the Second and Third Tests against Sri Lanka. Last weekend, he also helped to bowl Glamorgan to an eight wicket victory over Essex at Swansea, after a ferocious spell of 4-8 in 16 balls in a post-lunch blitz that literally blew away Essex`s resistance.

Jones` name is also being mentioned as a contender for a place on this winter`s Ashes tour. Should he miss out on the Australian tour party, his selection in this provisional list for the Academy indicates that one way or the other, Jones is very likely to spend a second winter `down under`.

In announcing the squad, Hugh Morris, the former Glamorgan opener, who is now the E.C.B.`s Performance Director, said, "At this stage of the season, we wanted to concentrate our minds on the kind of players who might be invited to the National Academy this winter. This is by no means an exclusive list and if other players perform well in the remainder of the season then they will also be considered for selection."

"The shortlist contains a number of players from the 2001/02 programme. It is considered that these players would benefit from a further winter at the Academy."

The provisional list of Academy players is:

Kabir Ali (Worcestershire) Gareth Batty (Worcestershire) Ian Bell (Warwickshire) Ian Blackwell (Somerset) Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire) Matt Bulbeck (Somerset) Paul Franks (Nottinghamshire) Kyle Hogg (Lancashire) Simon Jones (Glamorgan) Ed Joyce (Middlesex) Michael Lumb (Yorkshire) Gordon Muchall (Durham) Monty Panesar (Northamptonshire) Chris Read (Nottinghamshire) Darren Stevens (Leicestershire) James Treadwell (Kent) Chris Tremlett (Hampshire) Jim Troughton (Warwickshire) Mark Wallace (Glamorgan) Matt Whiley (Leicestershire)

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