Birmingham Bears are lifted by the inclusion of Chris Woakes for Friday night’s NatWest T20 Blast fixture against Derbyshire Falcons.
The all-rounder, who was part of England’s squad for the second Test against Sri Lanka at Headingley last week, has been given permission to feature at the 3aaa County Ground.
Woakes is included in a 13-man squad, skippered by Varun Chopra, that also boasts batsman Jonathan Trott and former Derbyshire all-rounder Rikki Clarke.
The Falcons, who did the double over the Bears last term, have named destructive batsman Chesney Hughes and former Australia international Marcus North in their 12-member party.
Greg Cork, son of ex-England all-rounder Dominic, could also be handed his first-team debut after making an impression on second XI duty this week.
However, the trio of Matt Higginbottom, Tom Knight and Mark Footitt miss out while Jonathan Clare and Tom Poynton are still occupying the sidelines.
Billy Godleman made his comeback from injury for the seconds this week, but the top-order batsman is not quite ready for a first-team return yet.
Derbyshire are searching for their first win in the North Group after losing six of their seven matches so far this term, while victory for the Bears will take them closer to joint-leaders Worcestershire Rapids and Lancashire Lightning.