What’s the Lions criteria?

CAN anyone explain the selection process for the England Lions cricket squad?
I appreciate it is not always selected as the best England second team, but how has George Garton got the nod?
Eleven wickets in five first-class appearances, last played a first-class game in August 2016 and can not get into the Sussex first team!
There are several young seamers about in both divisions of the County Championship with more first class appearances and many more wickets.
Answers on a postcard to the selectors and the ECB.
STEPHEN RAINE via email

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