England players released for One-Day Cup and Championship games
Tuesday 2 May 2017 14:49, UK
England's entire Test squad should be available for June's day-night County Championship games, the England and Wales Cricket Board has announced.
The ECB has published an updated list of Royal London One-Day Cup and Championship games its England internationals can play in.
The likes of Stuart Broad and Jame Anderson have been cleared to play in several more fixtures, while the majority of England's one-day squad will return to their counties after this week's double-header with Ireland.
That means Mark Wood will be up against Broad, Alex Hales and Jake Ball when Durham play Nottinghamshire next Thursday, live on Sky Sports.
And with a day-night Test against West Indies scheduled for August, the ECB wants all its likely participants to play under the lights in the Championship from June 26-29 to familiarise themselves with the pink Duke ball.
Andrew Strauss, the ECB's director of England cricket, said: "We appreciate all of this causes disruption for counties and frustration for their supporters, and we are grateful to them for seeing the big picture in appreciating the need for us to ensure that key players remain in the best possible condition for the challenges ahead.
"All these decisions are taken after consultation with the players, and I know they will be pleased to have the opportunity to play in some important Royal London One-Day Cup matches next week, and then in the Specsavers County Championship later in May and June."
England player availability
One-day squad, Royal London One-Day Cup
Moeen Ali - available for Worcestershire Rapids matches against Lancashire Lightning May 10, Warwickshire May 12 and Durham May 14.
Jonny Bairstow, Adil Rashid, Joe Root - available for Yorkshire Vikings against Durham Wednesday May 3, Northants Steelbacks May 10, Warwickshire May 14.
Liam Plunkett, David Willey - available for Yorkshire Vikings against Northants Steelbacks May 10, Warwickshire May 14.
Jake Ball, Alex Hales - available for Notts Outlaws against Derbyshire Falcons May 2, Durham May 11, Lancashire Lightning May 14.
Jason Roy - available for Surrey against Essex Eagles on May 12 and Hampshire on May 14.
Mark Wood - available for Durham against Notts Outlaws on May 11 and Worcestershire Rapids on May 14.
Steven Finn - available for Middlesex for all RLODC and Specsavers County Championship matches from May 8.
Ben Duckett - available for Northamptonshire for all RLODC and SCC matches from May 8.
Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Ben Stokes (Durham), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire) - Indian Premier League.
Others
Jimmy Anderson - available for all Lancashire's RLODC fixtures, and their SCC games against Yorkshire (May 19-22 & June 2-5), Middlesex (June 9-12) and Warwickshire (June 26-29 - day-night round)
Gary Ballance - available for all cricket in RLODC and SCC for Yorkshire
Stuart Broad - available for all Notts Outlaws' RLODC fixtures, and for Nottinghamshire's SCC matches against Glamorgan (May 19-22), Gloucestershire (May 26-29), Leicestershire (June 19-22) and Kent (June 26-29 - day-night round). Not available for SCC games against Derbyshire (June 2-5) or Gloucestershire (June 9-12).
Alastair Cook - available for all cricket in RLODC and SCC for Essex.
Haseeb Hameed - available for all cricket in RLODC and SCC for Lancashire.
Keaton Jennings - available for all cricket in RLODC and SCC for Durham.
Chris Jordan and Tymal Mills (both Sussex) - available for all RLODC and SCC matches when they return from the IPL.