Gary Ballance happy to have found form after England drop

England batsman Gary Ballance has claimed that being dropped midway through The Ashes has allowed him to regain his form at Yorkshire.

The left-hander played in the first two Tests against Australia, but was replaced by Jonny Bairstow after a poor run of form which saw him score just one fifty in four innings.

He told Sky Sports News: "It hasn't been easy but it has been good for me. It has been quite a tough summer with England. It has been good, the lads at Yorkshire have been brilliant. They are a great bunch of lads, I get on well with them.

"I was pretty gutted [to be dropped by England] but you move on and look at ways of improving and becoming a better player.

"Hopefully, over the last few weeks, I have been able to do that. I have tried to get away from the pressure cooker of international cricket and tried to focus on scoring runs and winning games for Yorkshire."

Ballance could earn a recall for the one-day series against Australia later this month.