Chris Tremlett sets off for his second stint with the England Academy tomorrow, aiming to develop into an all-rounder.

Adelaide-bound Tremlett, 21, is still a month away from running after suffering a stress fracture of the metatarsal bone in his left foot in August.

And the Hampshire paceman will not be able to start bowling again until the New Year.

But that will give Tremlett, who took 36 first class wickets at a cost of 29.47 each last season, the chance to work on his batting.

The number ten averaged 22 with the bat in the championship last year and believes he has the ability to develop into a genuine middle order batsman.

Tremlett said: "I know I've got the talent to be an all-rounder, it's just a question of working on certain aspects of my game.

I've got the eye and all the shots but I need to practise harder on playing the short ball especially. I'll be able to practise my batting in the nets before I start bowling, so I'll still be able to improve my game."

Academy director Rod Marsh visited the Rose Bowl last month to discuss Chris's fitness programme with his dad, Tim, Hampshire's director of cricket, and physio Pat Farhart.

And Farhart's role out in Oz with New South Wales will help him keep in contact with Tremlett and Marsh during the next six months.

Tremlett was enjoying a rich vein of form before the injury, taking his maiden five-wicket hauls in first class cricket before the untimely setback.

He added: "I've been given a fitness programme by Paddy and my foot is getting better all the time but I'll be spending a lot of time on the rowing machines. It's important that I continue to strengthen my legs for when I start bowling again in the New Year.

"The aim is to make sure that I stand even taller when I hit the crease. I felt that I was bowling better than ever just before the injury but there is still room for improvement."

Tremlett is one of only three of the 15 Academy-bound players who are returning to Adelaide - Mark Wallace of Glamorgan and Alex Tudor are the others - and they met up with the others at Loughborough University last month for a medical screening.

Aged between 19 and 26, they include James Troughton, the Warwickshire batsman who scored his maiden first class ton at the Rose Bowl this year, and young cricketer of the year Rikki Clarke

But Tremlett will not be fit enough to tour Sri Lanka with the rest of them in February.

He added: "I've toured India with England Under-19s before so I've already got some experience of the sub continent that some of the other lads might not have. I wouldn't have done much bowling before the tour so unfortunately it will come a little too early for me."

Tremlett added: "They seem like a good crowd. I get on really well with Alex Tudor and I already know Monty Panesar of Northants and Gordon Muchall of Durham."

Tremlett returns to Southampton for Christmas but this is the Academy's last year in Adelaide. It will be based at a state of the art centre of excellence at Loughborough University from next year.