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Durham's creditable fifth-place finish last season after promotion gives cause for optimism and they will still be able to rely on the runs of David Bedingham and Ollie Robinson - but Brydon Carse's continued injury problems will leave a lot of the heavy lifting in the seam-bowling department for Matthew Potts.

He will not feature when the County Championship begins on Friday, nor will his Durham and England team-mate Brydon Carse, who is still recovering from the toe injury which ruled him out of the Champions Trophy last month.

Carse, meanwhile, established himself as a key member of England's pace attack over the winter with 27 wickets in five Tests after making his debut in Pakistan.

Jofra Archer has not played Test cricket since 2021 and is working his way back to full fitness in white-ball cricket, while Brydon Carse suffered foot problems at the Champions Trophy that subsequently ruled him out of the Indian Premier League.

Ms Murtagh has represented the Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst ward in Falkirk since 2017, initially as a member of the SNP.