Liam Plunkett is under no illusions that he has arrived at Yorkshire with a point to prove.

The experienced former Durham fast bowler’s career has stalled since making the last of his 39 appearances in all forms of the game for England in a one-day international against Australia in Perth in January, 2011.

Middlesbrough-born Plunkett, who started his career at the Riverside, has only played three LV= County Championship matches in the last two seasons due to injury and loss of form.

He missed the second half of 2012 with an Achilles injury, and has left the North East with a year left on his contract and Durham’s blessing.

Still only 27, Plunkett’s ability is not in question, having taken 505 wickets in first-class, List A and Twenty20 cricket.

Yorkshire’s management duo of Martyn Moxon and Jason Gillespie have already backed their new recruit to get back to the top. But whether he can get there, time will only tell.

“I’ve had a couple of injuries since I last played for England against Australia, but I just want to get back to where I know I can be and do well for the team and myself,” he said.

“In 18 months a lot of people have progressed and got picked in front of me. I need to prove myself again.

“I need to prove myself to play for Yorkshire as well as any higher level. For me it's all about concentrating on county cricket. I know it's a cliche, but it's true.

“I had a year left at Durham, but I just felt a little bit stale up there. I just felt like I wanted to move to help my career, to push myself forward.

“I know Yorkshire are going in the right direction, I like the way things are being run, the squad looks strong, so I decided it was going to be the best option. The club is definitely going places.”

He has relocated to Leeds, and is living with fellow new signing Jack Brooks.

Yorkshire’s squad have been back in training for just over a fortnight, with their main aim in 2013 to challenge for their first Championship title since 2001.

Plunkett added: “If we play proper cricket, hard cricket, we'll have a great chance. We've got to make sure there's a real consistency to our cricket, that's going to be key. There's no point starting really well and finishing badly.”