Yorkshire

James Wharton says his England Lions call was a “massive surprise” - so much so that he mistook head coach Andrew Flintoff for his taxi driver when phoning to let him know about the good news.

Ami Campbell has hailed Yorkshire’s coaching and backroom staff as “unbelievable”, saying they played a massive part in the county’s success last season.

New Yorkshire signing Sam Whiteman is confident that he will be arriving at Headingley ahead of the new summer with his game in good order.

England legend Moeen Ali arrives at Headingley adding immense quality and experience to Yorkshire’s bid for Vitality Blast silverware.

Anthony McGrath believes Yorkshire’s forthcoming training camp in Melbourne will give his players a real head start heading into the new summer.

Yorkshire captain Jonny Bairstow described winning the SA20 title with Sunrisers Eastern Cape in South Africa yesterday as “pretty amazing”.

Dutch international all-rounder Logan van Beek is returning to county cricket to boost Yorkshire’s bid for a fast start to the new summer.

Joe Sayers has always had a keen eye for numbers. A man who now works in the city, he was a left-handed opening batter who just loved to go big when he got the opportunity in a Yorkshire shirt.

Adam Lyth has his eyes on a prize with Yorkshire before he hangs up his bat.

In AJ - Andrew James - Tye, Yorkshire have signed a seamer who is right up there amongst the very best white-ball bowlers Australia has ever produced.

I had a really enjoyable Christmas, going to the Melbourne and Sydney Tests with my brother Reuben, who is living in Australia at the moment. But it did involve a quite bizarre and amusing moment in Adelaide.