After weeks of frustration with my back and knee injury problems, I’m finally hoping to be back in the team for tomorrow’s match against Somerset.

Having missed the last three Championship matches, it was great to get some cricket under my belt with the second team against Warwickshire last week.

And, while I could have played in yesterday’s 40-over match at Worcester, we decided that it would be best not to rush things and make sure that I was completely ready to play at Taunton.

I had three good innings last week, scoring 79 in the last, and I had no reaction. There was a bit of general stiffness but that is to be expected after a spell away from the game.

I was talking to batting coach Kevin Sharp and we were trying to remember the last time I had played some second-team cricket. I think it was back in 2004 or 2005.

Second team cricket has changed a lot since I played regularly. There were bigger county staffs back then, meaning that you sometimes came across some well known overseas players.

Now, with money being tight across the board, you are having to field maybe two or three pros and make up the rest of the team with academy lads coming through and even the odd league player.

With the wicketkeeping situation in the first team, we had to get a lad called James Tattersall in from Harrogate. He did well.

I didn’t see too much of the Roses match at Liverpool, but it was good for Simon Guy to get a game because he’s a nice lad who’s been a great servant to Yorkshire down the years.

The only disappointment was that England wouldn’t release Jonny Bairstow from the Lions game.

I know it’s an international fixture of sorts, but the selectors should have had enough time to assess the qualities of lads like Jonny when they were in the Caribbean over the winter.

Knowing the problem we had, I’m sure they could have got another keeper in as cover from a county who weren’t playing Champion-ship cricket last week.

I believe Joe Sayers was excellent in the Roses fixture. The criticism of his scoring rate frustrates me, and you can often hear groans about it from the members when we’re on the field.

But in April and May especially, when the pitches can be difficult, having somebody like Joe in your side can be invaluable.

If you look, not many teams are scoring 400 inside 110 overs and getting maximum batting points.

Even if you get 400 in 130 or 140 overs, it can set the game up. There’s definitely a place for someone like Joe in our team.

Just going back to my injury to finish. I don’t think I’ll be bowling for the next couple of weeks to help things settle down.

If I can see these next two Championship matches out, our physio Scot McAllister is happy for me to work on that side of my game again.