Teams

Yorkshire were purring now. The opening-day 50-over defeat to Worcestershire at Headingley in April was now firmly behind them. They had won three from four games in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup and had won four from four in the Blast.

Ashes fever has gripped the Yorkshire dressing room, and two close coaching mates have had a bit of a disagreement. No surprise, really, with Anthony McGrath a proud Englishman and a former international, with Mick Lewis a true blue Aussie who has also represented his country with distinction.

My first month in Melbourne seems to have flown by, probably due to the fact that there wasn’t much settling in to do with Beaumaris having been here last winter.