Jimmy Anderson and Mark Wood continue rehab with bowling camp in South Africa

The two seamers will be joined by Olly Stone, Craig Overton and Ollie Robinson for the two-week programme, which is due to begin on December 1

Jimmy Anderson and Mark Wood will step up their comebacks from injury by taking part in a pace bowling camp in South Africa at the start of December.

The two seamers will be joined by Olly Stone, Craig Overton and Ollie Robinson for the two-week programme, which is due to begin on December 1.

It will be overseen by Lancashire head coach Glen Chapple and Durham's Neil Killeen. 

Anderson has not played for his country since pulling up on the first morning of the Ashes series, while Wood has been dealing with side and knee injuries sustained during the World Cup campaign.

Both players have been accelerating their rehabilitation in recent weeks, with the goal of being fit enough to be considered for England's tour of South Africa. The first Test against the Proteas is due to get under way on Boxing Day. Jonny Bairstow, left out of the initial Test squad for the two-game trip to New Zealand, will also be in Potchefstroom for the camp. 

Stone, Overton and Robinson, meanwhile, are attending as part of England Lions’ "individualised programmes", which the ECB say will allow the players "to focus on specific areas of improvement, as agreed with their counties and the players themselves".

^{Mark Wood is looking to return to full fitness}

Further such individualised programmes will take place in Mumbai from late November, with an emphasis on spin bowling and batting.

Will Jacks of Surrey, Gloucestershire's James Bracey, Dan Lawrence of Essex, Lancashire opener Keaton Jennings and Warwickshire's Sam Hain will work with Surrey assistant coach Vikram Solanki.

The spin trio of Dom Bess, Mason Crane and Amar Virdi will be tutored by Gloucestershire head coach Richard Dawson, while former Sri Lanka international Rangana Herath will add his expertise.

ECB performance director Mo Bobat said: “The Individualised Programmes are a great opportunity for some of our best young cricketers to focus on specific areas of their game in unfamiliar and challenging conditions around the world. It’s a great example of how a strong and joined up pathway and county system can support Ed Smith’s succession planning whilst delivering better prepared players to Chris Silverwood and England.

“While these two camps have overall themes of pace and spin, each player in attendance will have a uniquely tailored training programme. Some of the players involved are in England’s immediate plans, while others will be working on areas that will benefit the national team’s medium- and long-term needs. 

“We’re fortunate to be working with a number of high-quality coaches and support staff to help deliver this fresh approach to our programming, which is testament to the strong links we have with the counties.”

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