YORKSHIRE first team coach Jason Gillespie is determined for his side to turn their poor white-ball form around and make an impact on the Royal London One-Day Cup.

The Vikings have not reached a Lord’s final since winning the C&G Trophy in 2002 and have been criticised in the past for not prioritising one-day cricket due to their success in the County Championship.

But Gillespie is determined to take the competition as seriously as possible, beginning with Sunday’s clash against Gloucestershire at Scarborough – the first of five matches in the space of a week.

“We’re determined to perform well in the tournament. We feel we can have an impact,” he said.

“The first block is seven games in 11 days. It would be unrealistic to expect everyone to play every game.

“That’s going to be a massive challenge for all the players. We will have to manage the lads as best we can.”

Following on from England’s recent one-day series victory over New Zealand, much of the focus of this year’s competition is set to be on whether the counties adopt an aggressive brand of cricket.

And Gillespie is hopeful conditions will allow sides to express themselves throughout the tournament as players look to impress the England selectors.

“I hope there’s a big knock-on effect. I hope we get as many people coming to watch the games as possible - not just at our county, but at all counties.

“Conditions are very different in the UK in terms of the pitches and the weather, and it will be interesting to see what sort of pitches are prepared by counties, especially with squares getting a bit tired towards the back end of summer.”

The Vikings ended their T20 campaign against Birmingham Bears last night, though they were without overseas star Glen Maxwell due to disciplinary reasons.

The Australian has struggled for the Vikings despite coming with a big reputation, and is understood to have turned up late to the final day of Yorkshire’s Second XI clash with Warwickshire this week.