Graeme Swann joins England regulars in County Championship
Hot on the heels of revelations that Graeme Swann has been charged over an alleged drink driving incident on April 2nd, the off-spinner will be taking to the field for his county side, Nottinghamshire.
The ECB’s Cricketer of the Year is expected to appear in court in Nottingham on August 16th, in the midst of England’s Test series against Pakistan, but for now will be one of three England players playing for Notts against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warwickshire-c862 in the County Championship match beginning today.
The 31-year-old will be joined in the team by England seam duo Stuart Broad and Ryan Sidebottom.
“Our England players haven’t played red ball cricket for a while now so the timing of this game was perfect for them to get match practice [ahead of the series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nottinghamshire-c826 Director of Cricket Mick Newell.
Another England player who will see County Championship action this week is Paul Collingwood, with the reliable England middle-order batsman set to make his first appearance for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806, who have England paceman James Anderson at their disposal for the match.
“It’s a game we’re all looking forward to – Paul Collingwood is going to be playing for us, James Anderson is likely to play for them and there will be two really good attacks, it’ll be the team’s that strongest and most resilient that will come out on top,” Durham Head Coach Geoff Cook said.
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