Simon Guy was supposed to be working this week - but now he is set to spend the next four days 'having fun with my friends' after answering Yorkshire's SOS call for a wicketkeeper ahead of their Roses match against Lancashire at Liverpool tomorrow.

The 32-year-old, who retired two years ago, could make his first LV= County Championship appearance since 2007 if Gerard Brophy fails a late fitness test on his bruised right thumb.

The professional at Marske in the North Yorkshire & South Durham League, Guy's day job is as a freelance cricket coach, including work with the England under- 19s team, the England women's team and Andrew Gale's Pro Coach Cricket Academy.

He said: "I was supposed to be doing some coaching and paperwork this week, but that's changed track pretty quickly. I've had to put it all to one side and give myself four days off.

"I'm really happy to be here, and I'll just treat it as four days of fun with my friends if I end up playing.

"Who would turn down four days of County Championship cricket against Lancashire?"

Captain Gale has no qualms about throwing Guy into action should he have to: "He's been out of county cricket for a few years, but he's still an incredibly fit bloke," he said.

Guy has started the club campaign well, scoring 95 off 68 balls as recently as last weekend.

If Brophy fails to make it, he will be one of six players absent from first-team duty this week. Jonny Bairstow and Ajmal Shahzad are with the England Lions, while Anthony McGrath, Rich Pyrah and Tim Bresnan are all unfit.

Bresnan, who left the field during the final session of the draw against Hampshire at Headingley on Saturday, had a scan on his right calf on Monday.

It revealed a tear that will rule him out of England's three-match Test series against Sri Lanka. He is most likely to return to Yorkshire towards the back end of June.