Preview: Warwickshire v Kent, County Championship (2022)

Mark Robinson wants Warwickshire's "big players to lead" when they face Kent in a crucial LV= Insurance County Championship tussle at Edgbaston.

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2022-07-18T16:57:34.000Z

Mark Robinson wants Warwickshire's "big players to lead" when they face Kent in a crucial LV= Insurance County Championship tussle at Edgbaston.

The Bears and Kent sit seventh and eighth in Division One, separated by just five points, and with only west country pair Somerset and Gloucestershire below them in the table.

Defeat at Hampshire last week has left the Bears looking over their shoulders at the relegation zone, both occupants of which they have to play in September. Victory over Kent would ease the pressure considerably on a side which continues to be badly depleted, particularly in the pace-bowling department with Liam Norwell, Olly Stone and Chris Woakes still not ready to return.

Report: Yorkshire v Warwickshire, County Championship

The Bears have won only one championship win this season and at times like that confidence can be affected, particularly among younger players. So first team coach Robinson is looking for leadership from the senior members of the squad.

"You have to show character and belief and confidence and in those times you look to your big players to lead," he said. "The young players' job is to come in and give things a red hot go and play with abandon. The older players are there to steady the ship and lead.

"The first thing you do is get back to basics and stop the bleeding and get into a position to build again. We know the Warwickshire members and supporters want to win on the big stages. We all want that but sometimes you've just got to hold and regroup."

Squad

Will Rhodes (C)Chris Benjamin Danny BriggsHenry BrookesMichael Burgess (WK)Alex Davies Sam HainOlly Hannon-Dalby Nathan McAndrew Dan Mousley Craig Miles Dom Sibley

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