England batsmen struggle for runs

With the opening Test of the season little more than a fortnight away, it’s hard to see where England’s runs are coming from, writes David Lloyd.

While Bangladesh prepare for their first game tomorrow, against British Universities — it is Michael Vaughan’s top order colleagues who are struggling.

Surrey’s Graham Thorpe was bowled by Nottinghamshire’s Mark Ealham for a third ball duck yesterday.

Marcus Trescothick of Somerset has a best score of 22 from six championship attempts while Middlesex’s Andrew Strauss’s aggregate after five knocks stands at 62.

Vaughan contributed 12 to Yorkshire’s first innings against Northamptonshire. And Andrew Flintoff fell for five at Old Trafford. Kevin Pietersen has not reached 100 championship runs for Hampshire after four innings.