England players to feature in Frizzell County Championship opener

Five of England's contracted players, Mark Butcher, Andy Flintoff, Ashley Giles, Matthew Hoggard and Marcus Trescothick, will be available to their counties for the opening round of Frizzell County Championship matches starting on April 18.

The four other England players on 12-month contracts, Andy Caddick, Nasser Hussain, Alec Stewart and Michael Vaughan will be available to their counties for the round of Frizzell Championship matches starting on April 30.

None of the contracted England players will be available to their counties for the round of fixtures against University Centres of Cricketing Excellence starting on April 12.