England Men's player availability for start of LV= Insurance County Championship

Four England Men’s Centrally Contracted players are available for the opening round of the LV= Insurance County Championship, which begins on Thursday 7 April.

Batters Zak Crawley (Kent) and Ollie Pope (Surrey) are available for selection from the first round after returning from the three-Test series in the West Indies this week.

Surrey duo Rory Burns and Sam Curran will also be available for the club’s trip to champions Warwickshire at Edgbaston. Curran is initially available for selection as a batter only as he returns to full fitness following a back injury.

Dom Bess and Dawid Malan are available for Yorkshire, who do not begin their season until Thursday 14 April, when they play Gloucestershire at the Seat Unique Stadium in Bristol.

The ECB will provide further updates on the availability of England Men’s Centrally Contracted players ahead of the second round of the LV= Insurance County Championship.

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Latest England player availability for the LV= Insurance County Championship:

Dom Bess (Yorkshire) – available for LV= Insurance County Championship matches from Yorkshire’s opening match away to Gloucestershire at the Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol (14 April).

Rory Burns (Surrey) – available for LV= Insurance County Championship matches from Surrey’s opening-round trip to Warwickshire at Edgbaston (7 April).

Zak Crawley (Kent) - available for LV= Insurance County Championship matches from Kent’s opening-round match against Essex at the Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford. (7 April).

Sam Curran (Surrey) – available for LV= Insurance County Championship matches, initially as a batter only, from Surrey’s opening-round trip to Warwickshire at Edgbaston (7 April).

Dawid Malan (Yorkshire) - available for LV= Insurance County Championship matches from Yorkshire’s opening match away to Gloucestershire at the Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol (14 April).

Ollie Pope (Surrey) - available for LV= Insurance County Championship matches from Surrey’s opening-round trip to Warwickshire at Edgbaston (7 April).