Durham v Worcestershire: Day One opening

Jun 30 2009 by Luke Edwards, The Journal

Durham are missing Steve Harmison and Graham Onions who are on England Lions duty against the Australians this week.

However, Worcestershire are even worse off as a result of that match, with Stephen Moore, Vikram Solanki and Steven Davies all absent.

Durham are looking for their fourth successive Championship victory and it is a brave man who will bet against them given bottom'club Worcestershire's problems so far this season.

Durham team
M Davies, WR Smith*, GJ Muchall, CD Thorp, MJ Di Venuto, ID Blackwell, KJ Coetzer, P Mustard†, DM Benkenstein, ME Claydon, LE Plunkett

Worcestershire team
MS Mason, GJ Batty*, DKH Mitchell, Kabir Ali, JPT Knappett†, DA Wheeldon, MM Ali, AA Noffke, BF Smith, CD Whelan, AN Kervezee