Bresnan released to shine for Yorkshire

Bresnan has been cleared by the England management to play against Kent at Canterbury (April 26-29) and Leicestershire at Scarborough (May 2-5).

Stuart Broad’s Indian Premier League debut will be further delayed after the England Twenty20 captain was ruled out of all cricket for three weeks.

Nottinghamshire all-rounder Broad flew home early from England’s tour of Sri Lanka due to a calf strain suffered in the first Test at Galle.

Other England player availability: Anderson (CC game v Notts 2-5 May), Bell (all cricket from Apr 16 to May 13), Bopara (all cricket), Broad (injured), Cook (all cricket from May 2-13), Davies (all cricket), Finn (CC games v Durham Apr 19-22, v Worcs May 3-6), Morgan (IPL), Panesar (all cricket), Patel (all cricket), Pietersen (IPL then CC match v Worcs May 9-12), Prior (CC games v Warwicks Apr 26-29, v Lancs May 9-12, and tour game v WI May 5-7), Swann (CC games v Lancs May 2-5, v Middlesex May 9-12), Strauss (all cricket from Apr 16 – except CB40 v Netherlands May 14), Tredwell (all cricket), Tremlett (injured), Trott (all cricket from Apr 23 to May 14).

Yorkshire (v Leeds-Bradford MCCU at Headingley, Friday-Sunday): Root, Sayers, McGrath, Gale (capt), Lyth, Ballance, Rafiq, Brophy, Patterson, Wardlaw, Hannon-Dalby.

Yorkshire Seconds (three-day friendly at Durham, today-Fri): Lyth, Lees, Brophy, Ross, Rafiq, Girling, Geldart, Randhawa, Patterson, Hannon Dalby, Ashraf, Lilley.