Derbyshire v Durham T20 preview
Can Derbyshire replicate last week's form against Durham tomorrow? Looking at the Durham side, my head says 'no'. I think our bowling has a robust look to it and there's much to admire in a more professional way that we are bowling this year. Hit the lines and lengths, make the batsmen work and wait for them to make a mistake.
Nathan Rimmington adds his considerable talents to our attack tomorrow while Ben Stokes should put a few derrieres on seats with his return from England duty.
The teams:
DERBYSHIRE (from): Dilshan, Durston, C Hughes, Elstone, Godleman, Thakor, Poynton, Knight, W White, Cork, Palladino, Rimmington, Cotton.
DURHAM (from): Stoneman, Mustard, Stokes, Collingwood, Muchall, Hastings, Pringle, Borthwick, Jennings, Arshad, Rushworth, Onions, Coughlin.
For me, Greg Cork and Tom Knight look most likely to miss out in our thirteen, though Knight could get a chance as a replacement for Scott Elstone, who doesn't appear to be in the best of nick right now. Tom is a clean striker of a cricket ball and is as good a fielder as any in the side. In the absence of Alex Hughes, he offers all-round ability, but he doesn't appear to have had a lot of bowling this year and Elstone's occasional off spin may see him get the nod.
If we play to potential, with greater experience in the side, there's a chance we could upset the form book, but the thinking money will be on a solid Durham side going away with the points.
Still, when did form have anything to do with cricket? Just ask Leicestershire, after they beat Essex yesterday.