With the County Championship title still within reach, the message in the Notts camp is simple heading into the season finale: focus on their own performance, and let the rest take care of itself.

Nottinghamshire face Yorkshire from Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 September (10.30am start), and in-form batter Jack Haynes says the side will approach the game the same way they always do.

Haynes is part of a 15-man squad for the encounter.

“There’s probably no difference to any other game, to be honest,” said Haynes.

“We’ve still got a sniff of winning the Championship, which is exciting. But it’s about focusing on our game and not worrying about what’s happening at Edgbaston or Taunton. If we go and play our best cricket, whatever happens, happens from there.

“The position we’re in is pretty clear: we’ve got to win and play well. We probably didn’t play our best cricket last week, which was disappointing, but if we perform, fingers crossed we’ll give ourselves a chance.”

Last week's defeat away at Sussex has provided added motivation heading into the finale.

“It was disappointing. We were probably outplayed in all three facets, which is frustrating and hasn’t happened too much over the last couple of years,” Haynes reflected.

“But we’ve had a good week to reflect and train, so hopefully we can bounce back. We’ve done that before this season — after Somerset at home, we responded well against Essex — so hopefully it’s the same again.

“We’ve built a really strong record over the last two or three years, especially at home.

"It’s a tough place for teams to come, and that’s something we want to maintain. To put in a good performance in front of our supporters one last time this season will be exciting.”

On a personal level, Haynes is enjoying the most fruitful summer of his career, hitting 900 red-ball runs to date at 47.36.

The right-hander feels consistency has been key to his productive campaign with the bat.

“It’s been about continually working on my basics and not trying to change too much," he said.

"I’ve trusted my game more and worked hard with the coaches. Luckily, I’ve managed to score runs across formats, and I’d love to finish with a match-winning contribution this week.

“We’ve got a very strong batting line-up and it’s been solid for a couple of years now. There are some great players in there and we’ve scored a lot of runs. Batting alongside Joey [Clarke], Hass [Hameed] and Slats [Ben Slater] - all the lads who’ve done brilliantly - has been great. Joey, especially this year, has been fantastic. It’s nice to feel like I’m playing a part in that.”

Standing in their way are a Yorkshire side equally motivated to end their season positively.

“They’ll be on a high and will want to finish well. They’ve been a solid side all year, so we know it’ll be a tough challenge," he said.

"They’ll want to take a win back for their supporters, and so do we. It should be a good game, the last one of the season always is.”

With both sides aiming to finish strongly, an exciting contest awaits at Trent Bridge.

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