SOMERSET fast bowler Jamie Overton has been included in the 30-man England performance squad for the 2016 summer season.

Overton, along with his brother Craig, represented the England Lions during the winter of 2015 and has been rewarded for some strong early season performances.

ECB director of England cricket, Andrew Strauss, said: “This is the first time in two seasons we have selected an England Performance Squad. I feel that it is important that we do so to enable our staff to monitor effectively those players who are on our radar, but not necessarily part of one of the England teams. It is also important to point out that it does not confine the selectors to pick from this squad.”