A rejuvenated Jack Brooks returns to Yorkshire’s squad for their LV= County Championship encounter with defending champions Durham at Headingley from tomorrow.
The former Northamptonshire seamer was given a week off from NatWest T20 Blast action in order to recuperate for the White Rose’s final six four-day matches of 2014.
Brooks is the joint-top wicket-taker in Division One, sitting alongside Lancashire all-rounder Tom Smith with 42 scalps in 10 matches.
Tim Bresnan, rested for the Tykes’ last championship match against Warwickshire, is restored to a 12-man group that also includes Adil Rashid.
The leg-spinner is back after missing the Edgbaston clash due to paternity leave, meaning youngster Karl Karver misses out.
However, Yorkshire are still without England trio Joe Root, Gary Ballance and Liam Plunkett.
The White Rose, eight points off leaders Nottinghamshire with this their game in hand, will be hoping to take advantage of Mick Newell’s side’s defeat to Warwickshire last week.
Opener Alex Lees told the club's official website: “We’re looking to put on a good performance this week and keep playing the type of positive cricket we have been doing.
"We’ve played some good cricket in the championship this season and have been playing a good brand of cricket and we want that to continue right until the end of the season.”
Durham seamers Graham Onions and Mark Wood make their timely comebacks from injury while young spinner Max Morley could be handed his championship debut.
But they are missing England all-rounder Ben Stokes and the injured Jamie Harrison.
They North East county head to Leeds in fine form, winning their last two matches to climb to sixth in the table.
Middlesex have added Paul Stirling and Ryan Harris to their squad for the clash with Somerset at Uxbridge.
Chris Rogers’ team, again without England batsman Sam Robson, were held to a draw by bottom-placed Northamptonshire at Lord’s last week.
Somerset also failed to win after Lancashire batted out the final day at Taunton.
Seamer Tim Groenewald could make his four-day bow following his arrival on loan from Derbyshire.
Hampshire will have aspirations of reclaiming their spot at the top of Division Twowhen they welcome Gloucestershire to the Ageas Bowl.
Worcestershire’s victory over Glamorgan saw them leapfrog Hampshire, who held on to secure a draw against Surrey at the Kia Oval.
Gloucestershire have injury problems of their own. The match comes too soon for skipper Michael Klinger, who is currently recovering from a broken toe.
Wicketkeeper Gareth Roderick will make his return from a broken finger for the club’s second XI this week, playing as a specialist batsman.
Seamer Matt Taylor is sidelined for a fortnight in order to rest his shin splints, while James Fuller’s ankle complaint sees him miss out.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul bolsters second-bottom Derbyshire ahead of their clash with Essex at Chesterfield.
The veteran West Indian, who played in yesterday’s bicentenary match at Lord’s, is back in the frame following his return from international duty.
On playing at Chesterfield, Derbyshire skipper Wayne Madsen told the club’s official website: “The crowds are always great and the atmosphere is brilliant for four-day fixtures.
“It was close last time we played Essex, but we probably let ourselves down in the first innings after we bowled so well. Hopefully we can play a lot better against them starting on Monday.
“We’ve got Shiv back as well which is great. It’s nice to have a player of his quality around and we look forward to welcoming him back into our side.”
Seamer David Masters missed Essex Eagles’ victory over Surrey in the Blast on Friday night with a foot injury and could be a doubt once again.
Elsewhere in the second tier, bottom-placed Leicestershire host Kent at Grace Road.
Both sides had contrasting fortunes in their most recent four-day matches, with Kent beating Derbyshire by 10 wickets and Leicestershire losing to Surrey by the same margin.