Chris Woakes returns to boost a Birmingham Bears side aiming to get their NatWest T20 Blast campaign back on track against neighbours Worcestershire Rapids at Edgbaston tomorrow night.
The 25-year-old all-rounder was released from the England squad after missing out on the XI to play against India at Trent Bridge and has been given the go-ahead to take on the Rapids.
The Bears have fallen to sixth in the North Group after a run of four defeats and a no result in their last five matches and a derby win is just what they need to reignite their season.
Worcestershire began their rivals' dip in form with an eight-wicket win at New Road and they boast one of the most dangerous bowlers in the country, Saeed Ajmal.
The Pakistan off-spinner's wickets haul may be modest but he has kept things tight and helped bowlers like Chris Russell flourish at the other end.
Ajmal will come up against Jeetan Patel, who has been even more miserly than his spin rival and taken six more wickets.
Patel has finished with figures of 3-19 and 3-16 in losing causes in his last two outings and will be desperate to make a winning contribution against Worcestershire, who are without England all-rounder Moeen Ali.
Rapids captain Daryl Mitchell, his team's leading run-scorer in the competition, is determined to prevent that from happening.
He told the club's official website: "They are outstanding games. It's what you want to play for. You want to play in front of big crowds and a little bit of rivalry there as well with it being a local derby.
"They are normally good occasions and hopefully the weather is good and we can get a positive result."
NatWest T20 Blast fact
* Birmingham Bears have won nine of their last 12 completed Twenty20 games against Worcestershire Rapids. The chasing team has won five of the last six meetings between these teams.