Derbyshire v Yorkshire

Big game tomorrow folks.

Big crowd, great venue, lots to play for - one big question.

Which Derbyshire side will turn up?

There was little similarity between the side that thrashed the Yorkies at Headingley and the one that capitulated to a series of rash shot against Lancashire 24 hours later. Common sense dictates that no matter how well you bat in any given game you need to have a look at the bowling and the track in you next one, even if it is a 20 over thrash.

I can't see us making many changes to the side from the other night as there's no one else to bring in who would strengthen things especially. We just need to show a little more savvy if batting first. If we aim for 7-8 an over and get around 150 that is a score to give us a chance. Yes, the boundaries are short, but sometimes players get carried away and go for the big shots when they're maybe not all that appropriate.

The visitors are also likely to be unchanged as they were pretty much at full strength for the last game with the exception of a couple of long-term bowling injuries.

If we can win this one then two wins from four is OK. Morris reckons we could qualify from this tough group with 5 wins, but to lose tomorrow we'd need to get them from the last 6 games.

Here's hoping for a dry day, good batting and a repeat of Friday night. Incidentally, if you go to the Yorkshire website there's some footage (around 7 minutes) of the game. Variable in quality, and far too much footage of kids shouting their team on instead of the girls in the hot spa - sorry, the cricket. The "In Morris We Trust" site has much better pictures...

One word of warning - most of the video is accompanied by the most inane "tune" called (very cunningly) "Yorkshire" which has all the musical merit of a landslide. Watch it with the sound off - trust me, you'll appreciate the tip.