By Kevin Howells BBC Sport

A cup final win over Somerset in front two sets of the country's most passionate cricket supporters, the first one-day success at Lord's since 1987, but what next?

Is Yorkshire's disastrous Championship season forgotten? Is the team finally starting to click without David Byas?.

Only while standing next to Yorkshire coach Wayne Clark on the pitch at Lord's, watching the players go up to recieve the C&G Trophy, did it hit me how much this season's problems have affected the man in charge.

" I've been criticised for the way I do things, but I won't change as long as the players respond to me," he said.

As the team washed each other in champagne, Clark's eyes were slightly red, holding back a drop of emotion that spoke to those who knew that even the "Motivator" shows the strain from time to time.

Elliott celebrates after hitting the winning runs

The team duly celebrated their win and maybe the heavy defeat to Glamorgan on Monday in the Norwich Union League can be put down to the huge weekend in London.

Lord's hero Matthew Elliott says he wouldn't make even an Australian third XI, never mind the first but he is now setting his sights on going back home and making a mark big enough to earn a place in next year's World Cup.

He is as impressive off the field as on it, approachable but always giving the impression that uppermost in his mind is his next innings and making it count.

Aussie double

Elliott is also signed to play next year but with Darren Lehmann also on the books that will make it two overseas top order batsman - an option of an all-rounder or bowler may have been preferable.

Acting captain Richard Blakey said after the trophy win that he expects to spend most of next year waiting his turn to bat.

Richard Blakey's future is up for discussion

But will Blakey still be playing for Yorkshire?

'Captain Fantastic', as he's already being dubbed, is 36 next January and with reserve keeper Simon Guy demanding an opportunity, Blakey's contract renewal is no formality.

He wants another two years and surely Yorkshire could push out another skipper who had led the team to a cup.

But there was no sentimentality shown to David Byas on winning the Championship last year so Blakey's success may stand for nothing.

With the extent of Lehmann's availability unclear, the club could turn to Elliott or even Anthony McGrath.

The latter's emergence as an all-rounder has surprised and delighted Yorkshire in equal measure but batsmen will be talking this winter and the "magic swing" could be worked out.

But the impression I got from the Yorkshire players at Lord's on Saturday they are finally starting to believe their faithful coach, Wayne Clark, that they are still a good side, despite poor results for much of this summer.

The team are now in Scarborough trying to top their one day trophy win last weekend with a great escape from championship relegation.

Every game must be won and it starts against Leicestershire.

Yorkshire Uncovered can be heard on Thursdays on BBC Radio Five Live's Ian Payne Show (7.00-10.00pm). Next instalment: 5 September.