It is not very fair to say that Yorkshire will have a poor season because we have lost four such players. Add Gary Fellows and James Middlebrook and the future is not so bleak. You should be proud and honoured that the county can provide good cricketers for England. I've never heard any other county complaining. Furthermore, you didn't hear Lancastrians shouting that Man Utd had seven players in the England team on Wednesday, with two major fixtures coming up in the next seven days.
Soccer carries greater risk to injury.
It occurred to me that there could be a change to the points system in the county championship. This at least would be some compensation for not being able to see our great players in action at county matches. Christine Akroyd Yorkshire will get relegated and win no trophies next season, due entirely to the ECB contract fiasco. There should be less four-day games anyway.