Matthew Hoggard begins the fight to win back his Test place by playing for Yorkshire Seconds in their three-day Championship match against Warwickshire Seconds at Walmley next Tuesday.

It will be the Yorkshire and England fast bowler's first appearance since breaking down with a torn cartilage in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy clash with Worcestershire at New Road on May 28.

Hoggard had an operation on his damaged knee and has gradually been building up his fitness.

Yorkshire director of cricket, Geoff Cope, said: "Matthew has bowled off a few paces in the nets at Headingley this week and he will be given a few short spells at Walmley."

Hoggard had intimated that he hoped to be fit for the third Test at Trent Bridge on Thursday week, but England are unlikely to think he will have played sufficient cricket by then to stand up to the rigours of a five-day game.

Yorkshire's Indian batsman, Yuvraj Singh, returns to the side for the National League game with Gloucestershire Gladiators at Cheltenham tomorrow after being dropped from the Championship match at the Festival because of poor form.

Richard Blakey will again be preferred to Simon Guy in the competition.

Phoenix's 18-run victory over Kent Spitfires at Scarborough last Sunday ended a miserable run of six consecutive defeats, but they remain anchored to the bottom of the First Division table whereas Gloucestershire lead the pack and are determined to take the title away from Glamorgan Dragons.

Yorkshire Phoenix (from): Wood, Fleming, Yuvraj Singh, Craven, Lumb, White, Blakey, Gray, Silverwood, Kirby, Dawson, Swanepoel.

* Stephen Peters and Ben Smith maintained Worcestershire's marginal advantage in their Frizzell County Championship clash with promotion rivals Glamorgan at New Road yesterday.

The Division Two pacemakers lost two early wickets to Alex Wharf - including Graeme Hick for his second single-figure score in the match - but opened up a lead of 201 after dismissing the Welshmen for 156.

Peters returned to form with 56, his first half-century in two months, before he was bowled, attempting to sweep Robert Croft, and Smith made an unbeaten 30 in a second innings total of 120 for four.

Their stand of 66 represented a rare challenge to seam dominance.

Although swing was a factor on the first day, variable bounce has also influenced the fourth consecutive low-scoring championship match at the ground.

The previous three, all won by the home side, were wrapped up in little more than half of the scheduled playing time and this fixture has already seen 24 dismissals in 148.5 overs.