Georgia Elwiss has declared that The Blaze will be looking to “right some wrongs” when they host defending champions Lancashire in their Metro Bank One Day Cup opener at Trent Bridge tomorrow.

The Blaze had a chequered record against the Red Rose in 2025, including a defeat in the semi-finals of this competition, but Elwiss says the side are out for revenge as a new summer dawns.

“We’re ready to right some wrongs against Lancashire from last year, and while we know that they’re a strong side, we’re hoping to get some good home support,” said the 34-year-old.

“We love playing at Trent Bridge, and so hopefully we can put on a good performance for the home fans.”

Elwiss has been named in a 13-strong squad for the first of six 50-over clashes that The Blaze will play at Trent Bridge this summer.

The Blaze come into the fixture having sat out the first round of the competition on Saturday owing to the odd number of teams in the competition.

However, Elwiss says missing out on the opening round has only fuelled the desire amongst the squad to start strongly.

 “The suspense has built up a bit more with everyone else playing when we had the bye round, so there’s lots of energy and excitement going into tomorrow,” she said.

“We’ve had a bit longer of a pre-season, so if there was more that we all wanted to work on and fine-tune, we could.

“We had a great game on Friday which I think all the girls came away from having put in some really positive performances, and everyone feels ready to go.”

From a personal point of view, Elwiss also declared her confidence in her own game, and credits a recent spell overseas in helping her to that position.

The all-rounder spent time over the winter playing for the ACT Meteors in the Women’s National Cricket League, Australia’s domestic 50-over competition.

“The time in Australia perhaps has helped me hit my straps a bit more quickly than in the past, because I’ve been outside, on grass, and playing competitive cricket,” she said.

“I’m happy with where my game’s at, but I want to contribute tomorrow because being able to give to the team is always the main thing, and hopefully we can get that win on the board!”

While her returns of 242 runs and eight wickets for the Meteors allowed her to maintain her sharpness during a dreary winter back home, Elwiss was also positive about the impact of the squad’s pre-season tour to Desert Springs in Spain.

“[That] was brilliant,” she said. “It does feel like quite a long time ago now! But it was really beneficial to be back with all the girls, and I think there was a real buzz about that.

“It was really important to break up the winter for the poor girls who’ve been stuck inside with the pretty terrible weather we’ve had here during the winter months!

“We cemented some of our team values while we were able to get out on grass, and then we had two really good games of cricket as well.”

Such a level of deep preparation is seen as beneficial by Elwiss, who has 54 caps for England across formats under her belt.

While, in her eyes, the homework done on each opposition side aids the squad on a game-by-game basis, it will also be of great benefit in the long run as The Blaze target loftier goals.

“I think it’s important that we do our preparation so we can know what to focus our training on, in terms of what their bowlers do and what their likely plans are,” she explained.

“I guess we’ve had a bit of a slice of that with being able to watch [Lancashire] play on Saturday, so we know a little bit of what they’re about, but then the focus turns back on to us.

“We focus on what we do well, and we know that if we play well, then we’re good enough to win,” she continued.

“We want trophies, that is a big thing on our radar for this year, but we know that we’ve got to play well to do that, and tomorrow is just the first step on that ladder.”