HE’S UP FOR A CHALLENGE AFTER SIGNING NEW WHITE ROSE DEAL

the ball. I knocked the top off their innings and we piled in. It’s a weird one because if you could bottle form, you’d have all the money in the world.”

On his contract situation, he reflected: “It took a while, but I’m glad it’s sorted and I can start looking forward to the future with this group.”

A fight against relegation in the Championship and failure to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Vitality Blast has led to a significant amount of social media criticism of Yorkshire’s players and coach Andrew Gale.

During their Roses win over Lancashire recently, Bresnan pulled one fan up on Twitter, defending his, his team-mates’ and Gale’s corner.

He added: “There’s been some nasty stuff flying around and I’ve copped a lot of it this year as well.

“The other week, I thought ‘I’ve had enough of this.’ I didn’t bite back, I just tried to make a statement for myself and the team.

“You can’t just stand up on a pedestal and get rocks thrown at you.

“Sometimes you have to pick one up and throw it back! I felt good for that, and the lads felt good for it.

“At the end of the day, people can say what they want, but we’re here to fight our corner. I feel like we’ve been fighting a losing battle all season, and as soon as we get out on the field that’s when we’re at our best.

“Lancashire was a must win game and we dealt with it. Against Hampshire, we were strong.

“We are a target and public figures, but most of the time people are just trying to get a rise out of you.

“They got one the other week and I threw a bit back. I felt better for it.”

Bottom side Worcester are already relegated, but they beat Yorkshire at Scarborough by an innings and 186 runs last month.