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It has taken only five matches into the Division One season for Yorkshire to confound expectations and turn into serious title challengers

There have been times over the past few years when Yorkshire must have been close to losing patience with Adil Rashid but five years after making his Championship debut, the extra responsibility he has accepted appears to have transformed his cricket.

Yorkshire's bold decision to tempt Liam Plunkett away from Durham during the winter was widely regarded as a major gamble, but just five weeks into the new season their faith has been rewarded with his best bowling performance in nearly four years.