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Background

Andrew Flintoff Academy 2001_02

The first intake to the National Academy, as it was then known, was the winter of 2001-02, when the party were based at the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy (CBCA) in Adelaide, Australia.

The 2001-02 Academy players were:

  • Ian Bell (Warwickshire)
  • Andrew Flintoff (Lancashire, right)
  • Steve Harmison (Durham)
  • Simon Jones (Glamorgan)
  • Derek Kenway (Hampshire)
  • Robert Key (Kent)
  • Steve Kirby (Yorkshire)
  • Nicky Peng (Durham)
  • Chris Schofield (Lancashire)
  • Owais Shah (Middlesex)
  • Andrew Strauss (Middlesex)
  • Graeme Swann (Northants)
  • Chris Tremlett (Hampshire)
  • Alex Tudor (Surrey)
  • Mak Wagh (Warwickshire)
  • Mark Wallace (Glamorgan)
  • Matthew Wood (Yorkshire)

For the 2002-03 winter the Academy was again based at the CBCA in Adelaide. The 15-player intake played a number of competitive fixtures in Australia, then toured Sri Lanka via a stop-off in Kuala Lumpur.

The 2002-03 Academy players originally named were:

  • Kabir Ali (Worcestershire)
  • James Anderson (Lancashire)
  • Gareth Batty (Worcestershire)
  • Ian Blackwell (Somerset)
  • Rikki Clarke (Surrey)
  • Kyle Hogg (Lancashire)
  • Gordon Muchall (Durham)
  • Monty Panesar (Northants)
  • Chris Read (Notts)
  • Chris Tremlett (Hampshire)
  • Jim Troughton (Warks)
  • Alex Tudor (Surrey)
  • Graham Wagg (Warks)
  • Mark Wallace (Glamorgan)

Richard Dawson and Robert Key, who were members of the England Test squad touring Australia, were also named in the 14-man tour squad, which did not include Anderson, Tudor and Wagg.

The 2003-04 intake was the first to benefit from the new National Academy facility at Loughborough. A 14-player group was joined by Kent's Ed Smith for the England A tour to Malaysia and India in February and March 2004.

Kadeer Ali rowing National Academy

Ian Bell

  • Rikki Clarke
  • Alex Gidman
  • Jon Lewis
  • Sajid Mahmood
  • Michael Powell
  • Paul Franks
  • David Harrison
  • Kevin Pietersen
  • Graeme Swann
  • Matthew Prior
  • Owais Shah
    The following seven players were named as part-time students:
  • Alastair Cook
  • Steven Davies
  • Adam Harrison
  • James Hildreth
  • David Stiff
  • Luke Wright
  • Liam Plunkett
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