Derbyshire V Worcestershire preview

There is no real change to the Derbyshire squad that will finish the season's RLODC campaign in front of the Sky TV cameras tomorrow.

Truth be told, there is really no one else to bring in, other than those who played and lost at Old Trafford.

I expect the same eleven to take the field, with Tony Palladino missing out. His time will come with the resumption of four day cricket, as will that of Sam Conners.

I have seen no reference to a Worcestershire squad but they will be a hard team to beat. I see them as one of the best one day sides in the country and they have a potent combination of hard-hitting batsmen and a very good seem attack. Kolpak signing Wayne Parnell is in fine form at present, and their batting will be headed by Rikki Wessels, who had a very good record against us when he played for Nottinghamshire.

It will be interesting to see how the Derbyshire players react to that defeat against Lancashire. The heartening thing was that we continued to battle to the very end, something I hope is repeated tomorrow.

There may be a case for elevating Anuj Dal in the order, to see what impetus he can give to the innings when given more time. He may be a  useful asset to us in the T20 and it is unlikely that we will see  his true value, with a view to a longer contract, when batting at number eight and only getting to the middle on occasion.

I will be back tomorrow with my thoughts on the game and as always look forward to your comments.