ENGLAND-bound Liam Plunkett wants to leave Yorkshire on a high and keep them on the road to Lord's with a floodlit Royal London One-Day Cup win over Essex at Chelmsford tomorrow.
The Vikings tackle the Eagles in the county's second successive quarter-final tie after last year's home defeat to eventual champions Durham.
On Monday, Plunkett was called up to England's squad for their forthcoming one-day series against Australia from next Thursday through to September 13.
The fast bowler is likely to miss two Championship matches against Somerset and Middlesex and possibly an RL50 semi-final at home to Gloucestershire or Hampshire on September 6-7 should Yorkshire get through.
Plunkett is confident they will, despite acknowledging the size of the task they face against an Essex side who were also beaten quarter-finalists last year.
"Chelmsford's a bit of a den and a fortress for them," said the 30-year-old, a winner in this competition with Durham in 2007. "But we've got a proper team, and I'd back us to go there and win.
"The guys are going really well in the one-dayers. We feel like we know our roles in the 50-over game, and we've stuck to our plans and competed. We have learnt skills through the year and got better.
"It's quite a small ground, but we have people who cover all bases. Jonny's back, Lythy as well. We're a strong team. We look forward to going there and putting a show on.
"If you can win two competitions in the year, you've set your stall out. We've improved in the white-ball stuff, and if we can take this into next year, it will be a quality year for us."
Plunkett has taken six wickets in five RL50 matches this season, including a best of 3-40 in his last outing against Durham at the start of the month.
"I feel in good rhythm now. I feel like I'm bowling decent pace and my skills are back," he added after a stop-start summer in all forms.
Yorkshire squad v Essex: Lees c, Bairstow, Ballance, Bresnan, Brooks, Carver, Fisher, Hodd, Leaning, Lyth, Patterson, Plunkett, Pyrah, Rashid, Rhodes.
Meanwhile, Headingley will host the first of two England v Sri Lanka Test matches next year, starting on Thursday, May 19, and the fourth of five one-day internationals against Pakistan on Thursday, September 1.
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