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A Yorkshire fantasy

Sep 22, 2015: Two successive Championships and a strong White Rose flavour to the national side and already they are wondering in the Broad Acres whether Yorkshire would beat England

Pakistan v England 2015-16

Ballance 'harshly treated' by England - Gale

Sep 16, 2015: Yorkshire's captain, Andrew Gale, has criticised England's decision to omit Adam Lyth and Gary Ballance from the Test squad for the UAE

Yorkshire v Somerset, LV= Championship, Division One, Headingley, 3rd day

Gleam in Gale's eye tells of inevitable title

Sep 3, 2015: Yorkshire's second successive Championship looks a formality after an innings victory against Somerset in less than three days at Headingley

Yorkshire v Somerset, LV= Championship, Division One, Headingley, 2nd day

Yorkshire blessed by England homecoming

Sep 2, 2015: Yorkshire, raised by England for much of the season, have been blessed by the homecoming of Jonny Bairstow, Gary Ballance and Adam Lyth as they close in on the Championship

The Investec Ashes 2015

Broad and Root England's difference

Aug 24, 2015: ESPNcricinfo rates the England players involved in the Ashes series

Sussex v Yorkshire, LV= Championship, Division One, Hove, 2nd day

Joyce backs Rashid Test claims after duel

Aug 22, 2015: Ed Joyce scored a fine century after Gary Ballance's 165 guided Yorkshire to 494 on the second day at Hove

Sussex v Yorkshire, LV= Championship, Division One, Hove, 1st day

Ballance shows poise to rebuild Yorkshire

Aug 21, 2015: After being dropped by England Gary Ballance had vowed that he would have the confidence not to remodel his game. He has remained true to his word and, in an era of stultifying over-analysis, that shows a certain courage

England v Australia, 3rd Investec Test, Edgbaston, 3rd day

Buoyant England face tricky decisions

Jul 31, 2015: England's selectors can reflect proudly on their decisions for the Edgbaston Test, but they will really earn their money in deciding who replaces James Anderson and what to do about an opener

Surrey v Yorkshire, Royal London Cup, Group A, Kia Oval

Ansari stars as Surrey hold off Yorkshire

Jul 29, 2015: Gary Ballance hit his second fifty in three days after being dropped by England but it was not enough to prevent Yorkshire from losing to Surrey by six runs in the Royal London Cup

England v Australia, 3rd Investec Ashes Test, Edgbaston

End of African era for England

Jul 28, 2015: The third Investec Ashes Test will mark the end of an era for English cricket. For the first time since the fourth Test against West Indies in Antigua in 2004, 139 matches ago, England will take the field in a Test match without a player born in southern

Derbyshire v Yorkshire, Royal London Cup, Group A, Derby

Ballance makes confidence-boosting runs

Jul 27, 2015: Gary Ballance eased his England disappointment by inspiring Yorkshire to a seven-run Duckworth-Lewis victory over Derbyshire in a rain-affected Royal London Cup game at Derby

Backward steps costing Ballance

Jul 25, 2015: His habit of moving deep into his crease has challenged right-arm fast bowlers. The same can't be said of the left-armers

The Investec Ashes 2015

Ballance dropped, Bairstow recalled

Jul 21, 2015: Gary Ballance has been dropped for the third Investec Test against Australia with Jonny Bairstow earning a recall in his place

England v Australia, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 4th day

Ballance most vulnerable after England blown away

Jul 19, 2015: England weren't just beaten, they were blown away. The selectors will not want to show signs of panic but none of the struggling batsmen should be surprised if they are dropped

England v Australia, 2nd Investec Ashes Test, Lord's, 2nd day

Top-order trapeze act puts England in peril

Jul 17, 2015: Too often have England been three down for not many and this time Joe Root was unable to provide the safety net

Get Root higher up at No. 3

Jul 12, 2015: England should look to make the most of his potential because unlike Gary Ballance, he does not get bogged down against pace or spin

England v Australia, 1st Investec Test, Cardiff

England's evolution faces a litmus test

Jul 7, 2015: What is truth and what is fiction about this England Test side? The next few weeks will show us, but for all the talk of youthful exuberance they will need senior players to lift and a good start is vital

New Zealand in England 2015

Bell, Ballance and Moeen worries ahead of Ashes

Jun 3, 2015: A stunning fightback at Lord's as followed by a performance at Headingley which reminded how much work remains for England, but the captain was back in fine form

England v New Zealand, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley, 5th day

England search for elusive ruthlessness

Jun 2, 2015: There are seven young or inexperienced players in this England team. Inconsistency is inevitable. They are going to require patience if they are to fulfil their potential

England v New Zealand, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley, 4th day

Moeen, catching among England's problems to solve

Jun 1, 2015: ESPNcricinfo looks at the dilemmas facing the England selectors in the coming weeks