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ECB reveals player availability

England coach Peter Moores has made the following decision regarding the availability of England players for domestic cricket in the period leading up to the first npower Test against New Zealand at Lord’s (May 15-19).

Durham

Stephen Harmison: Available for all cricket from the start of the season

Phil Mustard: Available for all cricket from the start of the season

Paul Collingwood: Available: v Derbyshire Friends Provident Trophy (2 May), Lancashire FPT (4 May), Nottinghamshire FPT (5 May), v Lancashire LV County Championship (7-10 May)

Essex

Alastair Cook: Available: v Derbyshire LVC (23-26 April), New Zealand - tour match (2-5 May), Middlesex LVCC (7-10 May)

Hampshire

Kevin Pietersen: Available v Somerset FPT (2 May), Gloucestershire FPT (4 May) and Somerset LVCC (7-10 May)

Lancashire

James Anderson: Available v Somerset LVCC (April 23-26), Durham UCCE (April 30-May 2), Durham FPT (4 May), Durham LVCC (May 7-10)

Middlesex

Owais Shah/Andrew Strauss: Both players available for all cricket starting from LVCC fixture v Leicestershire (April 16-19)

Northamptonshire

Monty Panesar: Available for all cricket starting from LVCC fixture v Warwickshire (April 23-26)

Nottinghamshire

Stuart Broad/Ryan Sidebottom: Both players available v Oxford UCCE (April 23-25), Yorkshire LVCC (April 30-3 May), Kent LVCC (7-10 May)

Graeme Swann: Available for all cricket starting from LVCC fixture v Kent (April 16-19)

Warwickshire

Tim Ambrose: Available for all cricket starting from FPT fixture v Nottinghamshire (20 April)

Ian Bell: Available v Worcestershire LVCC (April 16-19), Leicestershire LVCC (April 29-2 May), Derbyshire LVCC (7-10 May)

Yorkshire

Michael Vaughan: Available: v Leeds UCCE (16-18 April), v Hampshire LVCC (23-26 April), v Notts LVCC (30 April – 3 May), v Derbyshire FPT (April 27) v Durham FPT (5 May)

Matthew Hoggard: Available for all cricket from the start of the season