Cricket: Yorkshire, without any cricket for eight days now, are "desperate" that the weather does not hit their World Cup warm-up match against Scotland at Scarborough tomorrow (11.45am).

But the North Marine Road ground was too wet for Scarborough's match with Rotherham to go ahead at the weekend, and more hefty showers yesterday did not help the drying process.

With the game against India wiped out at Harrogate on Sun-day, Yorkshire have now been kicking their heels since their CGU Premier League win at Worcester a week last Monday, and skipper David Byas admitted today that he and the team were dying for some action in the middle.

Nets have been arranged at Scarborough today and if tomorrow's match is badly rain- affected then Yorkshire may have to hold further nets on Thursday in readiness for Friday's PPP Healthcare Championship game against Middle-sex at Headingley.

Byas added though: "There is a limit to what you can achieve in the nets at this time of year and we have got a team of lads who prefer to play rather than hang around.

"We cannot control the weather, however, and all we can do is hope for a drier spell, but the forecast is not too promising for the next few days."

Yorkshire will field their strongest available team against Scotland, which means that Matthew Wood comes in for Gary Fellows, who was down to play against India.

One of the most intriguing aspects of the contest will be how Gavin Hamilton fares for Scotland against his county team-mates.

Scotland, managed by former Yorkshire batsman Jim Love, have made an impressive start to their World Cup preparations and yesterday at Old Trafford they hurried to 161 for three in 38 overs before rain ended their game against Lancashire.

Yorkshire: Byas, Blewett, Vaughan, White, Wood, McGrath, Blakey, Silver-wood, Fisher, Hoggard, Sidebottom.

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