WORCESTERSHIRE will field most of their senior players in either of tomorrow's Second XI T20 matches against Leicestershire at New Road as part of their preparations for the start of the NatWest T20 Blast.

New Zealand all-rounder Mitchell Santner will make his first appearance since rejoining the County for this summer's competition in game two in an opening role alongside acting captain-wicketkeeper Ben Cox.

Tom Fell, Ross Whiteley, Josh Tongue, George Rhodes, Ed Barnard and Jack Shantry are also among those who will feature in a game which gets under way at 3pm.

Game one will include Daryl Mitchell, Joe Clarke in a wicketkeeping role, skipper Joe Leach and Brett D'Oliveira and starts at 11.30am.

Director of cricket Steve Rhodes said: "The majority of the first team will play one of the games and it will be a great opportunity for people to come along and see them in action.

"To see two T20 matches with some good cricket in a day at New Road will be a good occasion. I'm really looking forward to it myself."

Worcestershire launch their T20 Blast campaign at home to Birmingham Bears in Friday's sell-out clash (5.30pm).

Game one team: Mitchell, Clarke, Leach, D'Oliveira, Hepburn, Wiffen, Westbury, Twohig, Morris, Brown, Scrimshaw. 12th man: Milton.

Game two team: Santner, Cox, Fell, Rhodes, Whiteley, Barnard, Milton, Twohig, Shantry, Tongue, Morris. 12th man: Westbury.