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It seems a shame to leave the Championship behind just as Worcestershire are finding their form in the red-ball game, but Whit Week is almost upon us, and that means the T20 Blast will fill the county schedules for the coming three weeks. Last year's campaign ended up being a frustrating summation of the problems at New Road: occasional wins with explosive batting and tight bowling were punctuated by defeats where the wheels came off in every department, and the exclusion of Riki Wessels prior to his departure seemed to sabotage the county's effort to make the quarter-finals at the worst possible time. But this summer, with a more settled side and no great weight of expectation, it'll hopefully be a smoother ride.

Our campaign opens with a journey to the newly-renamed Clean Slate Headingley, where Yorkshire (as the stadium's handle suggests) are making a strenuous effort to begin a new chapter in their history. Having missed out on the entirety of last year's competition, Pat Brown makes a welcome return to the white-ball squad along with winter signing Taylor Cornall and all-but-forgotten man Gareth Roderick. Meanwhile, in Tuesday's warm-up against Somerset seconds Ed Pollock offered a glimpse of just what he can offer at the top if he makes his Rapids debut tomorrow.

Probable Worcestershire XI: Pollock, D'Oliveira, Haynes, Libby, Cox, Barnard, Roderick, Baker, Pennington, Morris, Brown