County Championship Essentials: Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire

Match times, streaming information, tickets and travel, team news, weather forecast, form, predictions and everything else you need to know ahead of the latest round of the County Championship...

Fixture: Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire 

Venue: Trent Bridge

Dates: Thursday, April 15, 2021-Sunday, April 18, 2021

Start time: 11am (session times have been altered during the first three days to cater for a pause between 2.50pm and 4.10pm on Saturday for the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral)

What's the lowdown?

Nottinghamshire go into this game still looking for a first-class win. Their barren run is now at 28 matches, following the opening-round draw with Durham.

Warwickshire, meanwhile, are searching for their first victory under new head coach Mark Robinson after a snow-affected draw with Derbyshire last week.

Both teams have the same record over their past five matches, with four draws and a loss apiece.

Who's in form?

There were half-centuries for a host of Nottinghamshire batsmen last week - Steven Mullaney, Tom Moores, Ben Slater, Lyndon James and Brett Hutton all passing the mark without going on to three figures.

For Warwickshire, Liam Norwell speared through Derbyshire's top order to claim the Championship season's first five-for, and went at a misely 1.78 with the ball in the first innings. 

Last five first-class matches (most recent first)

Nottinghamshire: DDDDL

Warwickshire: DDDDL

Head-to-head first-class record

Total matches: 136

Nottinghamshire wins: 41

Warwickshire wins: 35

Draws: 60

Abandoned: 1

What's the team news?

Nottinghamshire: There are several changes to the squad which drew to Durham in round one. Brett Hutton and Jake Ball are absent through injury while Peter Trego and Ben Compton miss out. Zak Chappell is included in place of the injured seam duo.

However, the biggest news is the likely return to championship action of England seamer, Stuart Broad, who is included in the 12-man squad.

Nottinghamshire squad: Steven Mullaney (c), Stuart Broad, Zak Chappell, Joe Clarke, Ben Duckett, Luke Fletcher, Haseeb Hameed, Lyndon James, Tom Moores, Dane Paterson, Liam Patterson-White, Ben Slater

Warwickshire: Mark Robinson has strengthened his Warwickshire squad for their trip to Trent Bridge, with the inclusions of two international stars. England fast bowler Olly Stone is included, while India batsman Hanuma Vihari is in line for his county debut.

Warwickshire squad: Will Rhodes (c), Tim Bresnan, Danny Briggs, Michael Burgess, Olly Hannon-Dalby, Sam Hain, Matt Lamb, Craig Miles, Liam Norwell, Dom Sibley, Olly Stone, Hanuma Vihari, Rob Yates

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Who's said what?

Nottinghamshire opener, Ben Slater, believes his side are in a good place to face Warwickshire after a mostly positive start to the season, stating: "As a side, if we look at the four days against Durham, we played well in parts of the game but we let it slip on the evening of the third day. I think we can take positives. It’s about putting it all together to win a game. 

"We played Warwickshire few weeks ago, so we got an early look at them, and we know what they are about."

Addressing home advantage, he continued: "You want your home ground to be an advantage to you. The fight that we showed on Sunday made a statement that we aren’t just going to roll over if we are behind the eight-ball. That can only help us moving forwards."

Warwickshire first team coach Mark Robinson admitted he was looking forward to watching overseas recruit Hanuma Vihari in County Championship action.

"He is an attractive batsman to watch and a quality player and you always look to that sort of player to have an effect, on and off the field, so it’s really good to have him on board," he said.

What's the weather forecast?

Clear conditions are forecast over Trent Bridge, but don't let the sunshine fool you! With temperatures hovering between seven and 13 degrees Celcius, expect jumpers and hand warmers in the slip cordon.

Keep up to date with the MetOffice’s rolling forecast for Trent Bridge: Click here

How do I follow the match?

TV/stream: Nottinghamshire offer a live stream facility on their website: Click here

The service is also available via Nottinghamshire's YouTube channel: Click here

All County Championship matches are also available via the ECB's central hub: Click here

The matches can also be viewed on mobile via the ECB app.

Radio: BBC Local Radio and the BBC Sport website will carry ball-by-ball radio commentary of the game. 

Digital: The Cricketer will carry live scorecards and daily updates from every County Championship match in 2021, as well as the latest breaking news from around the counties and exclusive features. Visit our County Hub for more. 

Going to the game?

Tickets: This match is to be played behind closed doors owing to Covid-19 restrictions. 

Travel: Not applicable owing to Covid-19 restrictions.

Prediction?

This is it. This is the game the run finally ends. Home win.

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