Kathryn Bryce says The Blaze have an opportunity to lay down an emphatic marker against a top team when they face Warwickshire in the Metro Bank One Day Cup at Trent Bridge tomorrow (10:30am).

“It will be two of the best teams out there, so we’ve got to stay really switched on,” said Bryce, who claimed a five-wicket haul when the sides met in this format at Edgbaston last summer.

“They can be really scrappy and fight to the end, but as long as we [stay switched on], hopefully it will be a day to savour.

“It’s special to play at Trent Bridge. Any time you get the opportunity to play here, it’s really special,” she continued.

“Being back in training and getting ready to go has been great this week, and I think we’re all really looking forward to getting back out there.”

Having made her 100th appearance for The Blaze/ Lightning during last Saturday’s three-wicket win over Essex, Bryce is included in an unchanged 14-strong squad for the battle with the Bears.

The Blaze are boosted by the continued inclusion of England pair Nat Sciver-Brunt and Amy Jones, who are both in the Three Lions’ squad for this summer’s home ICC T20 World Cup.

Bryce says their presence, alongside that of fellow international opening batter Tammy Beaumont, is conducive to strong performances and raises the level of everyone.

“It's great to have all three of them back in in together. When you look at that top five, it's pretty impressive, so we’re really lucky to have them in and around the group.

"The experience of having them around, and having them out on the park, is brilliant, and we’re really happy when we can play with them.”

For Bryce herself, the aim of achieving an important win is bolstered by a positive atmosphere around the whole squad, and a confidence in her own game.

“There’s a really good mood in the camp, I think we’ve had a couple of mixed games in the last few, but in the last one, finding a way to get over the line was really great,” she said.

“We take a lot of confidence from Essex. It was probably our best bowling performance so far, and the way that we went about the chase shows the batting depth that we’ve got.

“I’m feeling pretty good. I've had some good performances with bat and ball at different stages, so I’m just trying to put it all together.

“I think there’s a lot of excitement to come back home, and get out there against Warwickshire.”

Naturally, Bryce is not underestimating the challenged posed by The Blaze’s Midlands neighbours, who possess a fearsome batting record thus far in 2026.

“They’re a really explosive team; they've scored over 300 in two of their innings already, so I think they’re really strong,” she said.

“We’ll have to be really smart with our plans when we go out there, and it will be about holding our own against people who are going that hard.

“I think we've got one of the best bowling attacks in the country, and we put in what I thought was our best bowling performance the other day, so hopefully we can build on that.”

The 28-year-old believes that The Blaze’s efforts to douse the Warwickshire fireworks will be aided by clarity of thought.

“We want to be adaptable,” she said. “There are always going to be different pitches and different outfields as you start the season, where you don’t quite know what par is or what works.

“With that in mind, we’re just trying to be as adaptable as we can while we’re out there until we know what works.”