Devon's rising star Ben Green is due to fly out to Dubai with the England Development Programme squad for a pre-Christmas training camp.
Green – Devon's youth player of the year for the last two summers – had an outstanding 2014 for club side Exeter, Somerset seconds, Devon in the Minor Counties competition and England under-17s.
The camp takes place at the ICC Academy in Dubai. The 17-man party are due to fly home on December 21.
The EDP party – which features players from across the under-17 and under-19 age groups – represents the final contingent of England cricketers to travel overseas to play and train before Christmas.
The UAE training and development camp will be the first tour overseen by Andy Hurry in his new role as he ECB's head of the England Development Programme.
Hurry, a former director of cricket and academy boss at Somerset, knows Green well having worked with him for the past couple of years.
Speaking about the tour, Hurry said: "The EDP training camp to the UAE serves two important purposes.
"First, it provides an early opportunity to expose this group of young players to challenging sub-continental conditions in a world-class training environment at the ICC Academy.
"Secondly, it allows us to work with the country's highest potential young players in an England cricket environment for a concentrated period of time.
"Together, the overall aim of the ten days is to facilitate a progression in skill execution, alongside developing an appreciation of what it takes to train and play at the highest level."
Two pre-season tours are planned for squad members next year.
An EDP under-17 side will take on Pakistan under-17s in the UAE in February.
England under-19s will tour Australia in March and April.
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