Yorks have more home county born players than any other county

Which makes it all the worse that we feel the need to field such average Kolpaks IMO.



Hopefully the changes in criteria from next season will have a positive effect anyway.

I hope the new rules are strictly enforced but I don't think they will be, I would make each team field at least 9 English qualified players.



For Yorks hopefully Rudi will stay whether that is as OS player or not, I doubt Kruis will stay on another year and Brophy is English qualified but it's only a matter of time until Jonny Bairstow takes over from him.

T20 final!



Set Vs Sex final!



Trescothick! Unbelieveable! Hithithithit!

There's an etc?



You just named our three Kolpak players, so I'm guessing the etc was just mischief making.



Yorkshire have produced one England Test debutant, one England ODI debutant and two further players for the Lions in 2009 so it's a little rich to start questioning their player development.

To be fair, in the last CC game Yorkshire fielded Rudolph, Brophy (not strictly Kolpak to be fair) and Kruis whereas Kent only had 2 in van Jaarsveld and Kemp...Northants had 5 non-England available players though which is outrageous!!

Just arrived at Headingley. Glorious sunshine! Should be a good day's cricket, providing Lancs do well.

Good start for Yorks, they had Lancs 2-2, 37-2 now though.

65-3, Rashid picks up Mal Loye.



I hope no-one easily offended is sitting within earshot of GT.





Mind, it's a Championship game - he's probably got a whole stand to himself!

Decent crowd on actually! Looks like Yorkshire have done some sort of offer for members, bring a friend or something similar.



And I'm sat in the pavilion seating and behaving myself, I'll have you know.





Just need an improvement on the batting front. Unfortunately the wicket looks quite lively, Rashid's having a field day at the moment.

5 down now for Yorks

152-5 at tea, importantly both Laxman and Du Plessis back in the hutch.



Two wickets for Rashid, one for Wainwright.



If it's turning on the first day, I don't reckon much to Yorkshire's chances playing Keedy on it batting last.