By Kevin Howells BBC Sport

Taunton, Somerset: Yorkshire's players begin one of their long stays away from home.

From Tuesday, 7 May until the quarter-final of the B&H Cup against Essex, the squad will have been on the road for 16 days.

Sympathy, I would imagine, will be in short supply from the majority who would hold the view that life for a cricketer is the stuff of which dreams are made.

My view of that is both yes and no. You don't find cricketers themselves moaning, but ask wives, girlfriends and children back at home and it's a different matter.

The Yorkshire captain Darren Lehmann admitted on Five Live's Yorkshire Uncovered that despite the pluses the job does hold problems.

Lehmann admits life as a cricketer is not easy

"It's always tough being married as a cricketer, you're always away from home a lot.

"Especially as an international player, away perhaps for eight months of the year.

"You miss out on the kids, bringing them up. It is very tough.

"It can only work if you are with a very understanding woman and have some good support people around you."

In recent weeks, Yorkshire and England bowler Darren Gough has made national headlines following the break-up of his marriage and when Yorkshire captain Lehmann arrived in this country last month, he had left newly born twins back in Australia.

"Again it was tough," said Lehmann.

You miss out having a normal relationship of any kind

Darren Lehmann

Caddick took eight wickets on the Taunton pitch

Lehmann has since been very vocal over the state of the Taunton strip on the first morning of their championship match against Somerset.

Sixteen wickets fell on the first day and the Yorkshire captain was not happy when interviewed by 5Live at the end of the second day.

"The toss was important to win; it was a wet wicket when we came to the start.

"I know the rules, it is not supposed to be damp, and I see the pitch inspector says it was an above average wicket. Well, he wasn't at the same game I was.

"As it was so wet and damp, our bowlers would have had them (Somerset) all out for 100."

Yorkshire were docked points two seasons ago when playing Surrey at Scarborough.

They have in the past felt discriminated against over the standard of pitches and if Headingley finds itself under a critical spotlight this summer, don't expect Lehmann to allow his anger here in Taunton to be forgotten.

Yorkshire Uncovered can be heard fortnightly on Thursdays on BBC Radio Five Live's Ian Payne Show (7.00-10.00pm). Next instalment: 23 May.