Hanuma Vihari is in contention for his Warwickshire debut against Nottinghamshire tomorrow after emerging from quarantine and having his first net with the Bears this morning.
The India Test batsman is in a 13-man squad named by Bears first-team coach Mark Robinson for the LV=Insurance County Championship tussle at Trent Bridge.
The 11 which had the better of a rain and snow-affected draw with Derbyshire are joined in the squad by Vihari and England paceman Olly Stone.
Vihari brings to the squad the experience of 12 Tests and the quality which has earned a first class batting average of 56. Virat Kohli once observed that India's dressing room always feels calm when Vihari is batting because he is so correct in his approach - that is the sort of impact the Bears will be looking for from the 27-year-old.
"Vihari netted well this morning," said Robinson. "He was happy and chatty and said he felt good so he will be with us in at Trent Bridge.
Vihari joins a squad which will strive to get the season going in earnest at Trent Bridge after a staccato opener against Derbyshire when, every time an intriguing contest appeared nigh, the weather intervened. The Bears had to settle for a draw from a match in which they long had the upper hand
"When you get a good opportunity to win a game you are always a little bit frustrated not to make it count," said Robinson. "But the weather took a lot of time out of the game and, credit to Derbyshire, they fought hard. It was mirrored round the country where there were a lot of middle and lower order fightbacks.
"We have just got to concentrate on ourselves and I am learning about the team and learning about the players as individuals. Can they back up performances? Can they back up spells? Can they be ruthless in key moments?"
The Bears showed all those merits on their most recent championship visit to Trent Bridge, in September 2019. After Nottinghamshire closed the first day on 425 for six, the Bears fought back brilliantly to win by eight wickets after tea on the final day.
Dom Sibley, who scored 324 runs in the game, recalls it as a "special" match.
"That was my first four-day game at Trent Bridge and to fight back from the position we were in and win the game was pretty special," he said.
"Rhodesy and I will be trying to set out stall out and put down a solid platform for the boys, like we did in that game in 2019, and hopefully score big runs."
Squad
Rhodes (c), Bresnan, Briggs, Burgess (wk), Hannon-Dalby, Hain, Lamb, Miles, Norwell, Sibley, Stone, Vihari, Yates.
How to follow
Warwickshire Members and supporters will be able to watch the action via the Nottinghamshire live stream, which will include replays and commentary from BBC WM and BBC Coventry & Warwickshire.
All action will be live streamed through the Match Centre on edgbaston.com and through the Edgbaston app (available on iOS and Android). Supporters can also keep up to date with the scores and in-play clips through the Match Centre on edgbaston.com.
Please note that Warwickshire’s visit to Trent Bridge for the LV= Insurance County Championship match with Nottinghamshire (15-18 April) will be played behind closed doors due to the latest Government guidelines.
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