Notts welcome back Hales

Alex Hales had fans purring with an unbeaten 150 at the weekend, and he should recover in time for Thursday

Alex Hales is expected to return to the Nottinghamshire side for the LV= County Championship match with Yorkshire, which starts on Thursday.

The championship match at Trent Bridge follows immediately after the NatWest Pro40 game between the two sides on Wednesday, which lasted just 13.1 overs before rain forced an abandonment.

Hales missed that Pro40 encounter with a minor shoulder injury, having made a brilliant 150 not out for the Outlaws against Worcestershire in the same competition at the weekend.

Notts could stick with the same XI that drew with Worcestershire, as Adam Voges has now teamed up with Australia for the upcoming NatWest one-day international series, and Ryan Sidebottom, Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad are all in England’s squad.

Notts can still mathematically win the championship, but all realistic hope ended by drawing versus Worcestershire.

Yorkshire, needing a win to pull away from Sussex and Worcestershire at the foot of the Division One table, are likely to still be without Adil Rashid and Tim Bresnan, also with England.