In a new series for this year's Vitality Blast, an expert eye will provide a deep dive into each of The Blaze and Notts Outlaws' Trent Bridge opponents.
Continuing into the third Trent Bridge fixture of the Blast season, a detailed look at Yorkshire is provided by freelance journalist and White Rose fan, Ciaran McCarthy.
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Based on what you hoped to achieve this season, how do you assess the start to the Vitality Blast for Yorkshire?
One win in four games is certainly a disappointing start given the potential in the squad. The problem has been wickets falling in clusters, meaning good positions with the bat have been thrown away.
Sunday’s win against Leicestershire Foxes was much better, though, and should give Yorkshire a lot of confidence heading into the rest of the group stage, with a lot of games still to play.
It was especially pleasing to see the side post a big score comfortably above 200, something that hasn’t been done when batting first for almost exactly two years.
Hopefully, that will mark a real turning point and spark a push back into contention over the remainder of the group stage.
Dawid Malan and Dom Bess are the statistical leaders with bat and ball, but who else is likely to be key?
If he’s available, Jonny Bairstow needs absolutely no introduction. As one of the most destructive white-ball batters England has ever seen, he will add a lot of power to the Yorkshire line-up.
He should help to set a good platform for the middle order to build upon. James Wharton is also a very talented ball striker, and can take a game away from the opposing side when he gets himself in.
Jafer Chohan is probably Yorkshire's most incisive bowler, with Jordan Thompson likely still out. He showed his wicket-taking skills by taking four Leicestershire scalps at the weekend with a good display of spin bowling.
Who are the standout young players who are ones to keep an eye on for the future?
Will Luxton’s maiden Blast half-century came at a perfect time on Sunday, and the talented 22-year-old has had good returns in periods across the last few seasons in each format.
Hopefully he can build on that, and in addition, although he’s not been seen yet this season, 18-year-old seam bowler Alex Wade possesses genuine pace. He should also be a dangerous asset in T20 cricket in the coming years.
What do you think was the target for Yorkshire in this season’s Blast, and has that changed after four games?
I think Yorkshire would firstly have been targeting a spot in the Blast quarter-finals, having narrowly missed out on that as a result of a loss to Notts Outlaws at the back end of the last campaign.
The position of each side in the North Group suggests that’s still a distinct possibility, though, and particularly when the likes of Bairstow, Thompson and Will Sutherland are back and firing.
