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Kiwis out to make dream a nightmare for Root video
JOE ROOT has revealed he is “living the dream” as he prepares to make his first Test appearance on his home ground of Headingley.
Rookie Root fails to be distracted by lure of prized Headingley milestone
LAUGHING and joking with his England colleagues, you could have been forgiven for thinking that Joe Root had played 50 Test matches rather than five.
1 commentGillespie’s delight as Ballance captures more attention
JASON GILLESPIE believes Gary Ballance can become the next Yorkshire player to earn full international honours after revealing the batsman spent yesterday training with England.
Vettori chance of return for New Zealand
New Zealand will make two enforced changes to their side at Headingley, with wicketkeeper BJ Watling and spinner Bruce Martin both missing with injuries sustained in the series opener.
Illingworth tells England to show faith in Bairstow video
YORKSHIRE legend Ray Illingworth has called on England Test chiefs to make up their minds on Jonny Bairstow’s future role in the side – for the good of his international career.
Early-riser Bird takes centre stage bow as Boycott completes Test set
This week’s Headingley Test between England and New Zealand marks a special milestone for Dickie Bird. Chris Waters looks back.
Root and Bairstow attracting the crowds for Headingley
The performances of Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow at Lord’s have helped accelerate ticket sales for this weekend’s Headingley Test.
Unicorns v Yorkshire Vikings: The Vikings finally plunder rare win to kickstart one-day season
“THE Vikings Are Coming” proclaimed the poster advertising this match.
Collegiate duo Guy and Waterson shine
SHEFFIELD Collegiate batsmen Simon Guy and Jake Waterson took their combined runs total to 571 from their last four league outings as winless Rotherham Town were beaten by 162 runs at Abbeydale Park.
Pace bowler ‘an absolute nightmare’, says Cook
England captain Alastair Cook hailed an on-form Stuart Broad as “an absolute nightmare” for batsmen after his career-best figures blew New Zealand away to claim the first Test Lord’s.
Spinners in to beat the rain for Bower
HALL BOWER pair Yogesh Golwalkar and Michael Salerno sent Skelmanthorpe spinning to a 10-wicket defeat in one of only two Premiership games to survive the rain.
Gillespie proved right over winter recruitment policy
JASON GILLESPIE has revealed the moment he realised Yorkshire had to strengthen their seam bowling ranks if they were to cope with promotion to Division One of the County Championship.
Lord’s blitz as Broad inspires England to triumph video
Stuart Broad produced an irresistible spell of new-ball bowling to kickstart New Zealand’s collapse to 68 all out as England won the first Investec Test by 170 runs.
Defending champions pulverised as Yorkshire continue to impress
IF anyone doubted Yorkshire’s ability to win the County Championship in this, their 150th anniversary year, they should doubt them no more.
‘sensational’ bowling lauded by gillespie
JASON GILLESPIE has praised his Yorkshire players for the way they have bounced back strongly after a sobering defeat in their opening County Championship match.
Cricket stumps: Yorkshire thrash champions Warwickshire
Yorkshire claimed the third win and arguably most impressive victory on their return to Division One of the County Championship with a thrashing of champions Warwickshire with as day to spare.
Warwickshire v Yorkshire: In-form Rashid puts Yorkshire in control against champions
YORKSHIRE’s task at the start of the second day’s play was simple: to bat for the whole of the day or a significant part of it.
England v New Zealand: Bairstow and Root get Lord’s chance to impress
England were unable to get out of first gear on a sluggish pitch at Lord’s, but insist they have laid a platform from which they can dominate the rest of the first Investec Test.
CricketTalk: Chris Waters on England v New Zealand
WHILE Yorkshire toil away at Edgbaston to try and continue their excellent form in the County Championship, The Yorkshire Post’s intrepid correspondent, Chris Waters, steps back from the boundary in Birmingham to talk about the two-match Test series between England and New Zealand which starts today at Lord’s.
Warwickshire v Yorkshire: Devastating Plunkett puts Yorkshire firmly in control
THERE were those who thought Yorkshire took more of a gamble by signing Liam Plunkett during the winter than they did by recruiting his former Durham and England team-mate Steve Harmison on loan in the middle of last summer.
Somerset struggle to make early impact on Middlesex
Somerset, winless in four matches so far, had Middlesex 293-8 at stumps – with control of the Division One match firmly in the balance.
Swift rise of Root gives Yorkshire cause for celebration
IT seems that the wags in the Yorkshire dressing room called it perfectly when they handed Joe Root the nickname of ‘the Milkybar Kid’.
Cook eager to meet the challenge of opening home Test
Alastair Cook must set aside a welter of hopes and fears this morning when he arrives at Lord’s for his first home Test as England captain.
Cricket latest: Yorkshire make strong start
YORKSHIRE have made a fine start to their County Championship match against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
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Discipline is key against New Zealand, insists Broad
England believe a back-to-basics mantra will ensure no further embarrassment, or panic stations, against New Zealand at the start of this Ashes summer.
Hodd gets chance to impress in Bairstow’s absence
WHEN Kevin Pietersen delivered his “it’s tough being me” speech at the end of last year’s Headingley Test, the knock-on effects were considerable.
Bresnan ready to fight for his place
YORKSHIRE and England bowler Tim Bresnan is confident he is back to his best after one of the toughest decisions of his life to go through with a second elbow operation.
Hales displays big-hitting repertoire to guide Notts to victory
Nottinghamshire maintained their 100 per cent Yorkshire Bank 40 record as Alex Hales made 72 from 41 balls in a five-wicket victory over Worcestershire under the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-shortened match at New Road.
Barkisland put in a spin by Golwalker
LEG-SPINNER Yogesh Golwalker was almost unplayable as Hall Bower gained a four-wicket win over promoted Barkisland.
Bairstow returns to happy hunting ground
YORKSHIRE’S Jonny Bairstow can once more expect to bat at No 6 at Lord’s in the first Test of the summer against New Zealand on Thursday.
Moxon proving chip off old block for York
JONNY MOXON, son of Yorkshire’s director of cricket Martyn Moxon, helped champions York to a seven-wicket win despite a fine century from Doncaster Town opening batsman Simon Widdup at Clifton Park.
Yorkshire v Somerset: Brutal Buttler serves up a treat as Brooks adds to Yorkshire woe
NOT the greatest weekend for Yorkshire.
root continues rich form with lions century
Joe Root continued his prolific early-season form with his third hundred in four innings as his England Lions team fought back strongly against New Zealand at Grace Road.
Traditionalist Arthur is ticking right boxes at Headingley
WHEN Mark Arthur was in the running to become Yorkshire’s chief executive he decided to buy a particular book.
Yorkshire v Somerset: Resurgent Bresnan backed to make Test comeback
MARTYN MOXON believes Tim Bresnan is ready to return to Test cricket.
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Yorkshire v Somerset: Rashid is proving Bird right as leading batsman
“I TOLD you,” said Dickie Bird, “I told you.”
1 commentRoot ready for test of captaincy credentials
YORKSHIRE’S Joe Root will enter more unchartered territory today when he captains England Lions for the first time, against New Zealand.
Cricket latest: Rashid’s career-best knock puts Yorkshire in command
ADIL RASHID struck a career-best 180 to help Yorkshire to 505-9 declared against Somerset at Headingley.
Beaming Yorkshire take the first-day honours
THE sun shone on Mark Arthur’s first day as Yorkshire’s chief executive and, for much of the time, on the fortunes of the Yorkshire cricket team too.
Rashid’s century underlines that he is now in ‘very good place’ at Yorkshire
Adil Rashid scored his first hundred for Yorkshire for four years and then revealed he has put behind him his winter of discontent at the club.
Cricket latest: Ballance and Rashid revive Yorkshire
GARY BALLANCE and Adil Rashid led a rousing Yorkshire recovery on day one of the County Championship match against Somerset at Headingley.
Gillespie looks for players to make impression as star duo depart
THE acid test for Yorkshire this season – whether they can flourish without England stars Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow – begins today when they start their County Championship match against Somerset at Headingley.
Headingley will ‘up game’ to strengthen Test hand – Arthur
MARK ARTHUR is determined to strengthen Headingley’s hand as one of the country’s leading Test venues amid concerns that too many clubs are competing for a slice of the international cake.
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New man Arthur sets out his Yorkshire vision with promise of a brighter future video
Who is Mark Arthur? What are his plans for Yorkshire CCC? Chris Waters put 20 questions to the new man in charge.
Familiar name launches career as youthful Yorkshire stumble
FOR the first time since September 5, 1930, Yorkshire fielded a W. Rhodes in a competitive match.
Lure of Lord’s final remains big attraction for Yorkshire captain
ANDREW GALE has admitted that the YB40 competition is at the bottom of Yorkshire’s priority list.
Lions ‘problem’ has no easy solution as counties lose stars
IT would seem appropriate to commence these weekly ramblings by congratulating Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow on their call-up for the England Lions team to face New Zealand next week.
Yorkshire trio cement England status
The Yorkshire trio of Joe Root, Tim Bresnan and Jonny Bairstow have all been named in the England squad for the Champions Trophy.
Yorkshire v Derbyshire: ‘Headband Warrior’ runs amok to delight Yorkshire
THEY call him ‘The Headband Warrior’ but, in the nicest possible way, ‘The Headless Chicken’ might be a more appropriate nickname for Jack Brooks, the Yorkshire pace bowler who celebrated a wicket or five at Headingley yesterday in his own distinctive, inimitable way.
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