Nottinghamshire wicketkeeper Chris Read has been passed fit to captain his side in their top-of-the-table LV County Championship Division One clash with Durham which starts tomorrow.

The former England gloveman suffered a dislocated thumb last week and missed Sunday's NatWest Pro40 defeat at Taunton but has made a quick recovery as Notts look to keep top spot at Chester-le-Street.

But Samit Patel is unavailable for selection having been picked for England Lions and Adam Voges makes his final appearance before returning to Australia.

Ryan Sidebottom and Stuart Broad have been ordered to rest by the England and Wales Cricket Board, as have Durham's Steve Harmison and Paul Collingwood.

Durham coach Geoff Cook is therefore set to name the same XI that controversially defeated Kent in just over two days at the Riverside last week.

Captain Darren Gough has been recalled as Yorkshire aim to climb out of the relegation zone with a win against Roses rivals Lancashire at Old Trafford.

All-rounder Tim Bresnan is likely to come into the side but Michael Vaughan will continue his hiatus after resigning as England captain.

Stuart Law has recovered from a bruised rib to skipper the home team and Tom Smith comes into the squad in place of Kyle Hogg.

Third-placed Somerset and rock-bottom Surrey are both likely to be unchanged following draws last week when they meet at Taunton.

Surrey's Mark Ramprakash will seek first-class century number 101 while seamer Stuart Meaker is on standby in case James Ormond fails to recover from a weekend shoulder injury.

In Division Two, second-placed Warwickshire will look to keep the pressure on top county Worcestershire when Essex visit Edgbaston.

Bears seamer Boyd Rankin is back to compete for a place in the attack after a long spell out with a shoulder injury, while the fourth-placed visitors have Ryan ten Doeschate in their squad after time away with Holland.

Glamorgan and Gloucestershire, both marooned at the bottom of the table, play for pride in Cardiff with Jason Gillespie set to be welcomed back into the Welsh county's attack.

The former Australia bowler missed last week's draw with Middlesex due to a slight hamstring strain but should feature as Glamorgan look to do the double over their rock-bottom neighbours.

Derbyshire and Middlesex head into their match at Derby locked on 108 points.

Teenager Dan Housego is likely to replace Owais Shah for the visitors as the England Lions batsman prepares for the match with South Africa.

Ian Hunter has been added to Derbyshire's squad.