James Vince praised his injury-hit side's brave fightback against champions Yorkshire at Headingley 

The Hampshire captain inspired the fight back with 119 as the relegation favourites replied to the champions' 593-9dec with 453-9dec - before the draw was confirmed with Yorkshire 183-8.

Hampshire's fight back was all the more impressive considering Liam Dawson (abdominal strain) and Fidel Edwards were both unable to bowl on the last day and Chris Wood limped off during the first innings.

Vince said: "To come away with a draw is very positive, we aim to win but from the position we were in a draw is almost as good.

"The game drifted away from us quickly. The bowlers will be the first to admit they didn't get it right in the first innings, when Jonny [Bairstow] and [Liam] Plunkett took the game away from us.

"We have to try and react a bit quicker, but we showed a lot of fight.

"We want to be in a position to fight to win the game, not save it, but it's hard to bat after the other team puts 590 on the board.

"The way the guys applied themselves with the bat to get past the follow-on was good to see.

"We concentrated all the way through and can take a lot of confidence from that."

Vince thought Yorkshire might still push for the win going into the final day which Hampshire began on 450-8 - 143 behind.

"I thought if they got us out early they might try and get through the new ball and have a crack at us, " he said.

"The wickets we took early probably halted their progress, but I still thought they might have a little go in the evening.

"With 40 overs to go I thought they might have a crack at us. But after 150 overs in the field maybe thought it wasn't worth taking the energy out of their bowlers on a flat wicket."

Asked about his own performance with an England Test call-up a possibility. Vince said: "I don't really think about that but runs early season give you confidence, especially against a side like Yorkshire.

"They bowled pretty well and challenged me quite a lot outside off stump. The best bit of my batting was how I left the ball and getting through those first 50 or 60 balls."