Lancashire benefit from Mahmood

Sajid Mahmood returned excellent figures of 4-61

Lancashire paceman Sajid Mahmood insists he is fully focused on helping the county win domestic honours, despite an eye-catching spell in front of England selector Geoff Miller at Headingley Carnegie.

Mahmood put in the day's best bowling performance, including a threatening spell with the first new ball, to return 4-61 and will not have escaped Miller's attention.

Mahmood, a former Test and World Cup player for his country, offers pace and bounce that not all of England's current options can match.

But the 26-year-old is determined not to take his eye off the ball for the Red Rose.

"I saw him (Miller) in the morning but I didn't really know if he was watching," said Mahmood.

"Obviously it's good to perform in front of an England selector but the only thing I can do is keep bowling well and getting getting wickets for Lancashire.

"If I can keep doing that, it's down to the selectors."

But Mahmood maintains he is not too concerned about when or where he may receive a recall.

He said: "There are opportunities all the time if you perform well. But the one thing I can do is perform for Lancashire; I can't concentrate on whether doors are opening or where I might get in.

"If I take wickets for my county hopefully the selectors can recognise that and hopefully give me a call."