Tom Hartley and Mitch Stanley selected by England Lions for Australia tour
Lancashire's Tom Hartley and Mitch Stanley have both been named in an 18-player England Lions squad for this winter’s tour of Australia.
Hartley - who has five Test and two ODI caps - made 10 appearances for Lancashire in this season's Rothesay County Championship, taking 30 wickets and scoring 396 runs including his maiden first-class century.
Stanley picked up 12 wickets during two red ball appearances this summer with the fast bowler claiming career best match figures of 11 for 180 against Kent at Canterbury earlier this month.
The squad will assemble in Australia in early November ahead of matches in Perth, Canberra and Brisbane.
England Lions squad (18 players):
Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire), Sonny Baker (Hampshire), Jordan Cox (Essex), Matthew Fisher (Surrey), Emilio Gay (Durham), Nathan Gilchrist (Warwickshire), Tom Hartley (Lancashire), Tom Haines (Sussex), Josh Hull (Leicestershire), Eddie Jack (Hampshire), Ben Kellaway (Glamorgan), Tom Lawes (Surrey), Ben McKinney (Durham), Matthew Revis (Yorkshire), James Rew (Somerset), Thomas Rew (Somerset), Mitchell Stanley (Lancashire), Asa Tribe (Glamorgan)
England Lions Head Coach, Andrew Flintoff, said: “There are some unbelievably talented players in this squad, and this is a fantastic opportunity for them to go to Australia, excel in the conditions, and thrive against quality players. At the same time, these players will get a sense of what an away Ashes series is all about.
“Our coaching staff is looking forward to working with them to embrace that opportunity and help to build the experiences and skills that will benefit their careers.”
The England Lions will stage development camps in October at the ECB Performance Centre (Loughborough University) before touring Australia.
After arriving in Perth, the Lions will play England Men in a three-day warm-up at Lilac Hill from 13 November and ahead of the first men’s Ashes Test at Optus Stadium.
The Lions will play a four-day match against a Cricket Australia XI at Lilac Hill before an England XI takes on a Prime Minister’s XI in a two-day day-night match in Canberra.
The Lions conclude their tour with a four-day match against Australia A in Brisbane, at the same time as the second men’s Ashes Test.
Tour schedule:
- 13-15 November: England v England Lions - Lilac Hill (Perth)
- 21-24 November: CA XI v England Lions - Lilac Hill (Perth)
- 29-30 November: Prime Minister’s XI v England XI – Manuka Oval – D/N (Canberra)
- 5-8 December: Australia A v England Lions - Allan Border Field (Brisbane)
In addition to this, Lancashire's Joe Moores has been named in a 17-player squad for next month’s tour of the Caribbean.
Moores signed his first professional contract with the Red Rose in August and made four appearances in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup.
The Young Lions will play five Youth One-Day Internationals against West Indies and two Youth One-Day Internationals against United States in St Vincent.
The matches will provide preparation ahead of the ICC U19 Men’s World Cup, which is to be staged in Namibia and Zimbabwe in early 2026.
Tour schedule:
- Thursday 13 November: England v United States, Youth One-Day International, St Vincent
- Sunday 16 November: England v West Indies, Youth One-Day International, St Vincent
- Wednesday 19 November: England v United States, Youth One-Day International, St Vincent
- Saturday 22 November: England v West Indies, Youth One-Day International, St Vincent
- Tuesday 25 November: England v West Indies, Youth One-Day International, St Vincent
- Friday 28 November: England v West Indies, Youth One-Day International, St Vincent
- Friday 28 November: England v West Indies, Youth One-Day International, St Vincent
- Monday 1 December: England v West Indies, Youth One-Day International, St Vincent