Sussex suffered a significant blow ahead of their County Championship defence with Michael Yardy picking up a broken finger after being struck by Steve Harmison at Lord's

Sussex, the champion county, will face a strong MCC side in the traditional season-opener at Lord's starting on April 13

The former England batsman, Aftab Habib, is facing an uncertain future, after it was announced that his county, Essex, had deferred a decision on whether to extend his contract, which expires at the end of the season