Yardy was picked for the England A tour of West Indies in 2005-06, and the following summer he forced his way into the full England team. On 10 August 2006, he was provisionally selected for England's ICC Champions Trophy initial squad of 30, retaining his place in the final 14-man squad that was announced on 12 September. On 23 August, he was also named in the 16-man squad for the NatWest Series of One Day Internationals against Pakistan.
Making his full international debut in the Twenty20 international at Bristol on 28 August, Yardy made a useful unbeaten 24 from 14 balls and followed this with an excellent catch to dismiss Shahid Afridi off the bowling of Jamie Dalrymple. Yardy then proceeded to have Mohammad Yousuf caught by Ian Bell to claim his first international wicket and cap a personally successful debut, although he could not prevent England succumbing to a five wicket defeat.
On 8 September Yardy made his England ODI debut against Pakistan at Trent Bridge, where he bowled Mohammad Yousuf for 29 and caught and bowled Shoaib Malik for a duck. Later that match he had the Pakistani wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal caught at slip by captain Andrew Strauss. In his ten overs Yardy took 3-24, the best figures by an England spinner on his ODI debut.
In December, Yardy was excluded from the England squad for the Commonwealth Bank one-day series in Australia following a disappointing ICC Champions Trophy performance in India. There was a consolation for the all-rounder early in 2007, however, as he was named captain of the England A squad to tour Bangladesh, indicating that he may be able to revive his England career. On 22 June 2007, Yardy was selected in the 14-man ODI and Twenty20 squad for England against the West Indies.
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