Yorkshire have to get back on track (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

Yorkshire have to get back on track

12:00pm Saturday 25th June 2005 in Sport

Yorkshire have been urged to cut out the mistakes as they prepare for tomorrow's Twenty20 Cup match against Notting-hamshire at Trent Bridge.

The same squad of 12 players which slipped to defeat in the Roses clash on Wednesday has been named, with instructions to avoid the errors which cost them

so dear at Headingley.

Director of cricket David Byas said it was essential they did not lose three wickets in the first half-dozen overs, as they did against Lancashire, but he was also critical of the way in which top-scorer Phil Jaques had got out.

The Australian left-hander played some dazzling strokes in rushing to 72 from only 39 deliveries with six fours and four sixes but then attempted a risky reverse sweep at Brad Hodge, only to pop up a catch to Glen Chapple.

"Phil should have continued scoring runs in the same manner that had been so

profitable for him, but to get out in the way that he did to indifferent thinking was poor for a player of his calibre," said Byas.

"I am not saying anything behind his back that I have not told him to his face - and I also pointed out that his dismissal was the start of four wickets going down in as many overs for 16 runs, which probably left us about 25 runs short of what we should have made.

"It was also difficult to get back on track after Matthew Hoggard had gone for 65 runs.

"But there were many positive aspects that I hope we can carry into Sunday such as sharp and snappy fielding, Ismail Dawood's great leg-side stumping and fine bowling by Tim Bresnan and Richard Dawson."

Although Nottinghamshire are in the top flight in both the Championship and the Totesport League, they are struggling to find their form in one-day cricket this

season and they went down by five wickets to defending champions Leicestershire in their opening Twenty20 game.

It is a match Yorkshire need to win if they are to stay in with a good chance of reaching the quarter-finals, but they also know that a victory will help to boost the gate at Headingley on Tuesday for their Twenty20 match with Derbyshire.

The Roses game attracted an almost full-house of 14,119 spectators and Yorkshire's director of marketing Ian Bishop is hoping the fans will continue to flock in for the remainder of the home matches.

Yorkshire (from): Harvey, Lumb, Jaques, McGrath, Wood, White, Pyrah, Dawood, Bresnan, Dawson, Hoggard, Warren.