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The England and Wales Cricket Board National Academy first came into existence in the winter of 2001-2002 and has been based at Loughborough University since 2003. It consists of a state of the art £4.5 million indoor training complex. Facilities include lanes enabling full runups for fast bowlers and wicket-keepers stood back, Hawk-Eye cameras and advanced biomechanics analysis equipment. In addition to the indoor complex the academy also provides top class outdoor training facilities.
National Academy Player Intake
Each year the best up and coming cricket talent from around Britain are invited to train with the National Academy, originally under the tutelage of Head Coach Rod Marsh and now under that of Director Peter Moores. These young players are those that have been earmarked as possible players in future English cricket teams and it is for this reason that the National Academy was set up. Current England players that have come through the Academy system include Monty Panesar, James Anderson, Ian Bell, Kevin Pieterson, Steve Harmison, Simon Jones, Andrew Flintoff and Andrew Strauss. Members of the current intake include Alastair Cook, Liam Plunkett and Owais Shah.
External links
"ECB National Academy"