JASON Gillespie has praised all-rounder Rich Pyrah for recovering from his Twenty20 omission to contribute to Yorkshire’s Royal London one-day Cup win over Leicestershire on Monday.

Gillespie says the way Pyrah has dealt with a difficult situation has been “brilliant”, having been dropped following figures of 1-52 from three overs during the T20 defeat against Lancashire at Emirates Old Trafford.

The 32-year-old, Yorkshire’s beneficiary for 2015, has been one of the county’s most consistent limited overs performers in recent years, but has struggled this season.

He only claimed seven wickets in ten Blast matches with an economy rate of 7.38 runs per over.

At Headingley on Monday, Pyrah went wicketless but returned an important 0-21 from six overs in defence of 278.

Ahead of today’s 50-over clash with Somerset at Scarborough, Gillespie explained: “During the T20s, Richie didn’t perform to the level we expect.

“We have a number of all-rounders and we felt there was an opportunity to give Will Rhodes a go. They are vying for a similar spot. Sometimes, you just have to go with your judgement.

“The reality is that we just haven’t been successful in short form cricket.

“You’ve got to find a balance between winning today and planning for the future. I suppose, in a way, that situation is a good example of that.

"Sometimes you have to make the decisions you think are the best.

“We’ve then had a couple of injury niggles and Richie came back into the squad and did really well against Leicestershire with the ball and in the field.

“Richie’s been brilliant. We explained exactly why. We thought we’d give someone else a go. It was after the Old Trafford T20 where we decided to make a couple of changes to our squad and he was left out.

“We’ve been giving other lads an opportunity. Ryan Gibson’s played a couple of games, Matthew Waite a couple of games. Will has also played a fair bit of cricket this summer, and we feel he’s done well.”

Gillespie, meanwhile, expects Gary Ballance (hamstring) and Jack Brooks (back) to be fit for Friday’s Championship match against Durham at Scarborough.