Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire preview

In the least surprising news of the day, we have announced an unchanged squad for the short trip to Nottingham tomorrow night.

I don't expect to see a change to the eleven either, unless Nottinghamshire present us with a dry and dusty surface tomorrow. We didn't handle a turning track at all well there in the RLODC, so I would be surprised if the wicket tomorrow was fast and bouncy.

That might allow an opportunity for Matt McKiernan, but there's little wrong with our attack as it stands, as long as we have some runs on the board for it to defend.

Our hosts have still to announce their squad, but we can expect them to bat deep. Then again so do we and I think our bowling is better than theirs, on form and on paper.

We just need not to be fazed by the occasion and play the match, rather than it. Yes, there's bragging rights and the continuation of a run at stake, but it is still eleven versus eleven and down to who handles the occasion as much as anything.

There's plenty of experience in both sides and there are some seriously talented individuals too.

Bottom line? We can win this, if we play as we have in recent games. The batting has been innovative and aggressive, fearing no bowler and playing with great common sense. The bowling has also been aggressive and incisive, as well as being backed up by excellent fielding.

We come into the game, rightly, high on confidence.

If we finish it the same, we'll all be on cloud nine.

More from me tomorrow, though I will add the Nottinghamshire squad if I see it announced.

Postscript - Nottinghamshire squad  Libby, Mullaney, Wessels, Fraine, Moores, Patel, Coughlin, Christian, Root, Sodhi. Gurney, Fletcher, Ball