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Worcestershire built a formidable first-innings score before declaring on the second day against Leicestershire

ECB Reporters Network12-Apr-2019
Acting captain Ben Cox became the third centurion of the innings as Worcestershire built a formidable first-innings score before declaring on the second day of their Specsavers County Championship match against Leicestershire at the Fischer County Ground.The visitors then picked up four wickets, including the vital one of Mark Cosgrove, leaving the Foxes still needing another 224 runs to avoid the follow-on with six wickets in hand at the close of play.Resuming on 348 for 4, the visitors quickly lost Hamish Rutherford, the New Zealander adding only seven runs to his overnight score of 116 before driving at a delivery from Tom Taylor and edging a catch to wicketkeeper Lewis Hill.Taylor, who had two chances dropped off his bowling on the first day, saw another spilled when Will Davis could not hold a Ross Whitely drive chest-high in the covers.Whitely, on 18 at the time, went on to 49 before an in-swinging yorker from Ben Mike both knocked the left-hander off his feet and dismissed him leg before wicket, but Cox, in company with Ed Barnard, took full toll of a tiring Leicestershire attack.The pair added 145 for the seventh wicket, with Cox reaching his hundred off 133 balls to join Rutherford and Daryl Mitchell in going to three figures before declaring.The last time Worcestershire had three centurions in an innings was in 2007, against Surrey at New Road.Leicestershire suffered an early double blow when captain Paul Horton was caught at second slip driving loosely at Josh Tongue, and Hassan Azad fell leg before to Charlie Morris to leave them struggling on 24 for 2.They were grateful to Cosgrove, whose belligerent counter-attack saw him hit eight boundaries in the space of nine deliveries from Wayne Parnell.At the other end Javid was dropped twice by Tom Fell at third slip, on 1 off the bowling of Tongue and on 22 off Ed Barnard, and he and Cosgrove went on to add 111 for the third wicket before Cosgrove drove loosely at Barnard, failed to keep the ball down, and saw Brett D’Oliveira take a fine low catch at cover.Tongue then bowled Colin Ackermann off the inside edge to ensure Worcestershire finished the day in a strong position to enforce an innings victory.

Chasing just 148 after a disciplined bowling performance, Thunder’s top three of Usman Khawaja, James Vince and Shane Watson crushed the Stars bowlers, who were defending an under-par total

The Report by Alex Malcolm20-Jan-2018
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsSydney Thunder kept their playoffs hopes alive with a crushing win over the hapless Melbourne Stars at the MCG.Chasing just 148 after a disciplined bowling performance, Usman Khawaja and James Vince put together a stunning opening stand to crush any faint hopes the Stars had of defending the under-par total. Khawaja dispatched the bowling to all parts of the MCG, scoring 44 from just 26 balls. Vince was overshadowed, but was equally good, making 40 off 29.Getty Images

Shane Watson was dropped twice and capitalised, finishing the job with a brisk 49 not out to help his side win with 23 balls to spare. Watson had earlier picked the key wicket of Ben Dunk and was named Man of the Match.The Stars only had two men shine on a dismal night. Peter Handscomb made 57 at the top of the order, while young left-arm wrist-spinner Liam Bowe removed Khawaja and Vince in an excellent spell.The Thunder moved up to fifth with their fourth win, while the Stars are all but assured of finishing last. The Thunder do have one concern, with batsman Callum Ferguson straining a hamstring in the field.Handscomb thrives at the top againLuke Wright’s announcement that he won’t be returning to the Stars next season leaves a hole at the top of the order that needs to be filled. Dunk has signed a long-term deal, and despite a horror run of dismissals that continued against the Thunder, he seems set to remain at the top next season. For the second time this season, Handscomb opened with him, and for the second time, he made a significant contribution. Handscomb has one of the lowest boundary percentages of all T20 players, but batting in the Powerplay allowed him to strike five boundaries in his first 16 balls. The Stars had a good Powerplay, scoring 1 for 50, but they again struggled when the field spread. Handscomb scored 32 from 27 with just two boundaries in the next 8.2 overs. Kevin Pietersen, Glenn Maxwell and James Faulkner combined for 18 off 23, with the spin of Fawad Ahmed and Chris Green causing most of the trouble.Thunder strike a bowler lightArjun Nair has been suspended from bowling for the rest of the BBL, but the Thunder retained him in their XI. Watson filled in as the fifth bowler, sending down four overs, and rotated his bowlers quite well. Previously in the tournament, Watson had used Green heavily in the Powerplay. His one over was hammered by Handscomb, but Watson, bowling more in the Powerplay, held Green back for later. Green’s last two overs, the 14th and 18th of the innings, cost just nine runs and brought the wicket of James Faulkner. It allowed Mitchell McClenaghan, who had previously struggled in the slog overs in the tournament, to bowl at two fresh batsmen in the 19th over. He conceded just eight runs. Watson gave up two boundaries in the 20th, but they restricted the Stars to just 147.360-degree battingThe Thunder look a completely different side with Khawaja and Vince at the top of the order. The left-right combination proved to be a nightmare for the Stars. Both men moved around their crease effectively and struck boundaries to every single part of the ground. Khawaja scooped balls over short fine, and charged down the track and flat-batted over the off side. Vince stepped to off and glanced fine, and leaned back and upper-cut over short third man. It was mesmerising batting. Khawaja hit four consecutive fours off Daniel Worrell and three in a row off John Hastings. The pair put on 85 in 8.2 overs, including 13 boundaries and a six.Bowe breaks throughComing into this match, Bowe had only played three T20 matches, and just one in the tournament. He bowled his first over with the Thunder 64 for no loss after six overs. He gave up just seven runs and bowled two dots. He conceded a boundary first ball of his second over, but didn’t let his head drop. Getting a bit of extra bounce, he found Khawaja’s top-edge with the batsman trying to reverse sweep, and had him caught at short third man. His wrong ‘un proved a problem for Vince, who charged at it in the 11th over to be stumped by a good five metres. Bowe bowled his four overs for 30 runs and dismissed two quality players. He did get hit for six, however, by Watson, who struggled for fluency early. Watson twice mistimed pull shots to deep square, but Jackson Coleman dropped him both times. The second drop seemed to spur Watson on. He crunched another six and three fours to end the match quickly.

Australia’s revamped 12-man Test squad that won against South Africa in Adelaide has been retained for the first Test against Pakistan

Daniel Brettig07-Dec-2016Uncertainty over Shaun Marsh’s badly broken finger has ensured that Australia’s revamped Test squad was retained for the first Test against Pakistan at the Gabba.The selectors had made sweeping changes after Australia’s crushing defeat in Hobart, where South Africa secured the series, and only six of the XI from that Test retained their places for the day-night Test in Adelaide. Matt Renshaw, Peter Handscomb and Nic Maddinson all made their debuts in Adelaide, where Australia picked up a consolation victory.Maddinson, who made 80 in a Sheffield Shield match for New South Wales this week, was thought he man most likely to make way in the event of Marsh returning to fitness. However Marsh was not considered as he continues rehabilitation after a broken finger suffered against South Africa in Perth.”Shaun has yet to resume batting and will have a follow-up x-ray this week that will be reviewed by a specialist,” the CA head of sports science Alex Kountouris said. “This will determine when he can resume cricket training.”It is believed that Marsh’s finger injury, a re-break suffered during the first Test after he initially fractured it in Sri Lanka, is of a more serious nature than initially thought. Australia’s coach Darren Lehmann conceded that Marsh would now need to prove his fitness via the Big Bash League – either for the Pakistan series or the tour of India next year, for which he is considered a vital component given a sound batting method against spin.”Fingers crossed. Hopefully he’ll be batting soon, the specialist will be seeing him this week and hopefully that goes well and he starts batting again,” Lehmann said. “He’s only got BBL to play. If he plays that and gets through he’ll be available for selection.”Usman Khawaja did it last year, he had a BBL game from a hamstring and that’s all we had to go on. As long as they can get through then they’re available.”Lehmann also said Marsh would be able to slot into a middle order role when fit, despite most recently playing as an opener alongside David Warner. “He did really well in Perth in the Test match for us opening, he scored a hundred for us opening but he’s had success down the order as well,” Lehmann said. “He’s one of those guys who can fit in anywhere in the top six which is pleasing to have. It depends on what happens with other positions.”The Gabba Test is also a day-night affair, and given Australia’s success in Adelaide and the desire for stability, there is every chance they will take an unchanged XI into a Test for the first time in more than a year. The only possible alteration would be if Adelaide 12th man Chadd Sayers came into contention, and he did his chances no harm by taking eight wickets in the Sheffield Shield this week.”We were very pleased with how the team came together in Adelaide after some significant changes following the Tests in Perth and Hobart,” the interim selection chairman Trevor Hohns said. “This is a young group with a lot of promise and we believe all deserve their opportunity again in this upcoming Test.”Of Australia’s debutants from the previous match, Maddinson in particular will be keen to prove his Test worth at the Gabba, having fallen for a 12-ball duck in his only innings of the Adelaide Test. Maddinson bounced back from that disappointment with 80 in the first innings for New South Wales this week in their Shield game against South Australia.The other Adelaide debutants, Handscomb and Renshaw, both enjoyed longer stays at the crease in their first appearance for Australia. Handscomb scored a half-century in the first innings and then hit the winning runs in the second, while Renshaw occupied the crease for 137 balls in Australia’s chase to help them secure victory.Squad David Warner, Matt Renshaw, Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith (capt), Peter Handscomb, Nic Maddinson, Matthew Wade (wk), Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon, Jackson Bird, Chadd Sayers.

The improvement in Milinda Siriwardana’s bowling may allow Sri Lanka to explore new combinations in their ODI side, vice-captain Lahiru Thirimanne has said

Andrew Fidel Fernando31-Oct-2015The improvement in Milinda Siriwardana’s bowling may allow Sri Lanka to explore new combinations in their ODI side, vice-captain Lahiru Thirimanne said. It was largely Siriwardana’s batting that saw him elevated to the national team, but both Thirimanne and captain Angelo Mathews have now spoken of Siriwardana’s growing skill with the ball.Siriwardana has three wickets at an average of 26.33 in the five ODIs he has played so far. He was more impressive in the recent Test series against West Indies, in which he claimed seven wickets at 17.71. Tillakaratne Dilshan has provided a part-time spin option for Sri Lanka, but if both he and Siriwardana play, the hosts will have an offspinner and a left-arm spinner in their top seven.”I think the main thing we’ve been impressed with is Milinda’s bowling,” Thirimanne said. “We all knew he has got talent with the bat, but he has improved a lot in his bowling. It’s a big advantage when it comes to the one-day side. We haven’t had a spinning allrounder in the last few years.”In addition to Dilshan and Siriwardana, Sri Lanka also have frontline spinners Ajantha Mendis, Sachithra Senanayake and Jeffrey Vandersay in the squad. West Indies had lost 27 wickets to spin during the Test series, but Thirimanne expected stiffer resistance in the ODIs.”We are hopeful that our spinners and slow bowlers will give us the advantage,” he said. “But we can’t take the West Indies team lightly. They didn’t play the Tests well, but the one day team is quite strong overall. There are a lot of players who can change a match in that team.”Sri Lanka have three uncapped players in their squad, two of whom may play in the first ODI. Dinesh Chandimal’s one-match suspension may allow both Shehan Jayasuriya and Danushka Gunathilaka to enter the XI.”I think we’ll need to work out what our best combination is during this series,” Thirimanne said. “After the World Cup a lot of seniors left. We then played the Pakistan team, and if you take our batting line-up or our bowling line-up, we aren’t that settled. This series will help figure out a settled side.”Thirimanne himself had been dropped from the second Test in Colombo, after a long sequence of modest scores in that format. He will bat at No.3 on Sunday, however, having averaged 40.81 in ODIs this year.”I wasn’t successful in Tests. But if you look at my record, I’ve played very differently in Tests and one-dayers. I’ve done well in ODIs, but haven’t been able to replicate that in Tests. I don’t know why that is, but I’m expecting to go to the middle and score runs. There are times when scoring runs is difficult, but the best thing to do is enjoy the game.”

Salman Butt, the former Pakistan captain, has accepted that he will now have to serve the rest of his ICC ban

Umar Farooq17-Apr-2013Salman Butt, the former Pakistan captain, has accepted that he will now have to serve the rest of his ICC ban after his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) was rejected although he remains determined to resume his career in little more than two years.”I have already served two years and eight months and after another two years and four months and I can still play,” Butt told reporters at Model Town Green Ground in Lahore, the place where he started playing cricket. Wearing a black polo shirt and blue jeans, he looked far more confident than in his previous public appearance when he returned home after serving seven months in prison.”I want to play cricket and getting the appeal was the only hope,” he said. “I wasn’t more than 50 percent sure that the decision would come in my favour, but still there was a hope that I would be able to reduce my ban but now there is no way other than completing rest of my ban.”Butt was given a 10-year ban for his part in the 2010 spot-fixing controversy, five years of which were suspended on condition that, throughout that period, he commits no further breach of the ICC code and that he participates, under the auspices of the Pakistan Cricket Board, in a programme of anti-corruption education.However, while Butt “accepted the ban” he to discuss any wrongdoing and shunned away any questions about admitted his part in spot-fixing. “I am here to talk about rejected appeal and not the case,” he insisted. “Our stance which was on day one, is the currently the same.”ESPNcricinfo understands that if during the first five years of the ban Butt doesn’t take part in any educational programme the suspended five years will come into effect. Suspension can be waved only on the condition if he takes part in a PCB anti-corruption education programme. “What I know from my lawyer is that only five years out the ten are effective and I have already spent half of it,” Butt said.He then cited the age of current Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq as a sign that he will have a chance to resume his career. “In the remaining time I want to work hard,” he added. “Obviously it’s a struggling time but it’s always great to rise after fighting with tough times. The captain of the Pakistan team is 39 years old…I will be 30 when I serve the ban in two years time so I don’t find any reason not to play cricket.”

New Zealand’s on-field misery matched the Wellington weather as South Africa sauntered to 246 for 2 after rain accounted for almost four hours of play for the second consecutive day

Andrew Fernando24-Mar-2012
Live scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsJP Duminy, playing his first Test in two years, showed skill in picking gaps in the field•AFP

New Zealand’s on-field misery matched Wellington’s weather, as South Africa continued their domination via an unbeaten 140-run partnership that took them to 246 for 2. Alviro Petersen went to stumps four short of a third Test hundred, while JP Duminy was on 76. Not even a furious tailwind from the Vance End, nor heavy cloud cover, could conjure a breakthrough for New Zealand, after rain accounted for almost four hours of play first up. Seven overs into the second session, evening gloom set in to end a frustrating day for the hosts, who are quickly running out of time to affect a series-levelling win.Alviro Petersen had been obdurate on the first day, as he fought to make his first substantial contribution of the tour, but adopted a brighter approach early on the second with a fifty beckoning. Chris Martin’s fourth ball was slapped through midwicket, before an edge from an attempted cover drive brought up the milestone. Positivity paying off, he continued in the assured vein, missing few chances to pierce the field when New Zealand erred.Duminy eased to his half-century too, crisp cover-drives characterising his first Test innings in two years as South Africa’s third-wicket stand swelled beyond 100. Adept at finding gaps in the field, Duminy matched his lively partner for pace and outlook. An inside edge over the stumps and a top-edged hook that took him past 50 were the only bumps in an otherwise uncomplicated innings.Ross Taylor might have rued not placing a third slip when second-slip Martin Guptill dived over, then palmed two edges off Petersen, but in between the chances, the New Zealand bowlers rarely looked like taking wickets in the wind. Martin swung the ball modestly early on, but could not maintain the movement for long, while Mark Gillespie’s gun-barrel straight deliveries were navigated without complaint. Daniel Vettori battled the northerly for much of the day, darting balls in to keep his end secure rather than attacking with flight. But even he could not help being unsettled by the gusts, as he regularly offered long hops the batsmen happily dispatched square.Edited by Dustin Silgardo

Ricky Ponting, the Australia captain, said his side fell 15-20 runs short with the bat and then did not build enough pressure with the ball in their loss to India in Ahmedabad

Brydon Coverdale at Motera24-Mar-2011Ricky Ponting arrived in India in early February, confident that his team could win a fourth consecutive World Cup. Less than a week ago, Australia remained the only undefeated team in the tournament, and his hopes remained high. He will fly home a bitterly disappointed man, after Australia were knocked out in the quarter-finals by India in Ahmedabad.”I’m devastated,” Ponting said after the five-wicket defeat. “We came here with high expectations; we had a well organised group that had come off a good series of one-day cricket against England. We found it difficult at times getting a bit of momentum and continuity with the way our programme was set out, but that was no excuse.”We had plenty of time to train and we got to a stage where we thought we could win a game today [Thursday]. We weren’t far off, but just little critical moments are what cost us the game. We didn’t have enough high-quality partnerships and not enough pressure with the ball. It only takes a couple of those little moments for things to change.”Ponting certainly did his part with a captain’s hundred, but wickets kept falling throughout the Australian innings. There were only two half-century stands in the innings, between Ponting and Brad Haddin and later Ponting and David Hussey, and the visitors never quite got on top of the Indian attack. R Ashwin opened the bowling and immediately found some sharp spin, and the Australians knew they were in for a tough day.Ricky Ponting was “devastated” his team had failed to live up to his high expectations at the World Cup•AFP

“I thought we were 15 or 20 runs short with the bat,” Ponting said. “After we saw the first over Ashwin bowled and how much it spun, we said to ourselves than 250 or 260 looked like it would be a good total out there. As it turned out, we got that, but we probably could have got more. We couldn’t get a partnership going, we’d lose a wicket at a really bad time; we probably were one or two wickets too many down to be able to accelerate when we wanted to at about the 35-over mark.”They played well as a team today. You’ve just got to look through their batting card. [Gautam] Gambhir, [Sachin] Tendulkar, Yuvraj [Singh] all got fifties, and got them at a reasonable rate. Their bowling was steady. Zaheer [Khan] was good again today, especially right at the end of the innings in the Powerplay overs. I thought we played their spin pretty well today. It was a good combined effort by the Indian team and I think they’re going to be pretty hard to beat as this tournament wears on.”India head to Mohali to take on Pakistan in a semi-final, a match that Ponting believes the hosts will win, while the Australians will fly home. They will spend some time with their families before returning to the subcontinent in early April for their three-match one-day series against Bangladesh.

S Badrinath, the Chennai Super Kings batsman, said that despite the tough time in the league phase, his side never doubted that they would make the semi-finals

Cricinfo staff22-Apr-2010S Badrinath, the Chennai Super Kings batsman, said that despite the tough time in the league phase, his side never doubted that they would make the semi-finals.”To be honest, not even at one stage we really thought that we would not make the semi-finals. We were positive all through and it showed. We were really optimistic. That’s how it has been,” Badrinath told .At the halfway mark of the league stage, Chennai’s campaign was going downhill with just two wins from seven matches. They then turned around the formbook, winning five of their return games to enter the semis on net run-rate.”It has been a mixed bag for us. We have lost some games, won some, and also finished some games really well. We have won from unbelievable situations,” Badrinath said. “The journey has been with lots of ups and downs for us this season and it is good to be there among the top four in the end. We are playing some good cricket at the moment and hope to continue in the same manner.”With Matthew Hayden in poor form, and MS Dhoni missing in action in the middle stages with injury, Badrinath shouldered extra burden in the middle order. He did reasonably well, scoring 305 runs at an average of 33.88.”It has been a good season for me. The position where I bat, it is not easy to score fifties and hundreds, but [it is easier to get] 20s and 30s. But I feel I have done well at number four, finishing the game for my team and in the process got a couple of fifties too,” he said.Badrinath has for long carried the tag of Test specialist, and few expected him to succeed in the shortest format, but Chennai backed his abilities and he is thankful for the support. “I have always had the self belief. I felt that whatever you do people are going to be after you. I did not let it affect my game. I should also credit the team management of Chennai Super Kings who had faith in me and signed me up,” he said.Badrinath felt he had learnt a lot from his overseas team-mates, like Hayden and Michael Hussey. “It’s the longevity and the attitude they play with. If you are going to be a world-class player and how long you can sustain and the attitude.”I had a chat with Hussey while he was trying to break into the Australian side at an age when most are at peak. What was he thinking? He just said that he wanted to enjoy the game. You learn different thing every time and that is how you evolve as a player. That is what matters to me.”Badrinath’s transition from being a technically sound, but restricted player to an innovative batsman has been aided by his ability to play unorthodox strokes such as the scoop shot. “The scoop shot has been my strength. It is not easy to play as you have to use the pace of the ball. You have to practise it over the years. I worked a lot over it,” he said.Chennai have made the semi-finals in each edition of the IPL without going all the way, but Badrinath believes his side has a good chance this year. “It’s been the last match which has given us confidence as we have seen the ups and downs. We have become mentally tough. We have seen the pressure. It’s hard. We have a good chance to win this time.”

Australian slams 25-ball half-century after Linsey Smith, Lucy Higham tie down Phoenix

ECB Media15-Aug-2025Northern Superchargers soared to the top of the women’s Hundred table with a commanding victory over Birmingham Phoenix at a sun-drenched Headingley.A third win in four matches for Hollie Armitage’s team was built around a miserly performance from their slow bowlers, Lucy Higham and Linsey Smith, who each picked up two wickets to stem the Phoenix’s flow.Their intervention was perfectly timed, after the visitors had begun brightly. On 44 for 1 from 30 balls with Emma Lamb and Marie Kelly going well, Phoenix lost five wickets in 20 deliveries, with captain Ellyse Perry’s unfortunate run out – Annabel Sutherland diverting a straight drive from Kelly onto the stumps at the non-striker’s end – summing up the Phoenix’s misfortune.From 59-6, Em Arlott and Sterre Kalis rebuilt the innings impressively, putting on an unbeaten 57, the highest stand for the seventh wicket in the history of the Hundred’s women’s competition.On a beautiful batting track, it nonetheless felt under par. The Superchargers openers, Davina Perrin and Alice Davidson-Richards, were both dropped early on – Perrin before she had scored when Hannah Baker palmed a pull shot over the rope for six – and their stand of 27 ensured that the home side were always ahead of the game.Australian superstar Phoebe Litchfield, having started this year’s tournament quietly, roared back into form with a stunning assault against Baker in particular, drilling the spinner for a trio of consecutive boundaries to settle any concerns in the home dugout.With her compatriot Sutherland at the other end, the pair cruised to the finish line with only one alarm when Litchfield, on 48, was dropped at deep extra-cover by Baker. Litchfield brought up her second half-century in the competition from just 25 balls, as Superchargers’ overseas stars wrapped things up with a whopping 26 balls to spare.Litchfield was named the Meerkat Match Hero: “That was good fun out there. Every time we play here at Headingley we know it’ll be a good pitch and you saw that even when Davina and ADR came out, and then especially Bellesey [Sutherland] at the end there.”Litchfield was also full of praise for Superchargers’ spinners, Smith and Higham. “They hit their lengths and kept the stumps in play and forced the Birmingham batters to try something else, and we backed them up in the field. Our two little spinners have done wonders for us for a few years now and they showed it again today.”We’ve had this group together for three years now, it hasn’t changed much, and the vibes are good. We had a pretty average game last time out, but we tried to park that and came out with a positive mindset.”

The return of Root, as well as Harry Brook, will boost Yorkshire as they look to get back to Division One of the County Championship

ESPNcricinfo staff11-Apr-2024Joe Root is set to make his first red-ball appearance for Yorkshire in almost two years as he prepares to line up against Gloucestershire this week in the second round of the County Championship.Root, whose only domestic cricket last year came in the Hundred for Trent Rockets following the Ashes, was announced in Yorkshire’s 13-man squad for the trip to Bristol. After missing the opening fixture against Leicestershire following the two-month tour of India, Root will play the next four rounds, followed by a trip away to Northamptonshire for the seventh round which begins on May 24. The 33-year-old last played first-class cricket for his home county in May 2022 against Warwickshire, a month after stepping down as Test captain, before playing three times in the T20 Blast up to June.It is a further boost to Yorkshire’s promotion hopes after they welcomed back Harry Brook for the first of his five-game stint last week. Brook, who had not played since England’s white-ball tour of the West Indies in December after withdrawing from the India series following the death of his grandmother Pauline, returned to action with a crisp unbeaten 100 off just 69 deliveries. Brook’s last fixture will be against Glamorgan at home, starting May 3, before taking a break ahead of England’s T20 series against Pakistan that leads into the T20 World Cup.Following an indifferent tour of the subcontinent, during which he scored 320 runs at 35.55, with just one century coming in the fourth Test as India triumphed 4-1, Root will use the next month to tune up ahead of a bumper six months. England welcome West Indies and Sri Lanka for three-Test series this season, the first of which begins at Lord’s on July 10. They then travel to Pakistan and New Zealand before the end of the year.Yorkshire will hope to make the most of the availability of both their stars as they look to return to Division One, having suffered relegation in 2022. They were hamstrung last summer by a 48-point deduction that decimated any hopes of an immediate return but are considered favourites to re-emerge from Division Two this time around.