JACK Brooks is confident Yorkshire can find consistency in one-day cricket and ensure they end what is sure to be another trophy-winning summer in style with a Lord’s final.

Brooks is desperate to tick off a showpiece appearance at the home of cricket next month in the Royal London one-day Cup, with the Vikings close to securing a quarter-final berth.

They face the fast bowler’s former county Northamptonshire at Headingley in their final Group A match on Tuesday, and by the time they take the field progression could be confirmed if results go their way in Monday’s round of matches.

Yorkshire have won four of their seven games so far.

They have played some excellent one-day cricket this season, particularly away to Worcestershire and Durham.

But they have also self-imploded a couple of times to lose at Surrey and against Somerset at Scarborough in their last outing.

"We've played alright in that, I think that sums it up,” said Brooks, fit again after a minor back injury ruled him out of last weekend’s Championship win over Durham at Scarborough.

“At times we've been really good. The Worcester game was almost the complete performance. But at times we've not been so good and haven't come to the party.

“We showed that we're a good side last year by getting through to the quarters. Unfortunately, we just had a bad game against Durham and didn't go further.

"It would be nice to have a home quarter-final, but the main aim was always just to get there. If we can get some momentum and get our England players back for the later rounds, that would be brilliant.”

With the rise of Twenty20 and the popularity of Finals Day, it is a much-debated subject in county cricket – which is the real showpiece, a Lord’s final or Finals Day?

"I grew up watching cricket when 50-over was king and there was no Twenty20 cricket. Everything was geared around the Lord's finals,” added Brooks.

“That's shifted a little bit with finals day, but I still think that a Lord's final is still a massive thing to aim for. You still get big crowds. If Yorkshire got there, I'm sure the vast majority of people there would be Yorkshire fans.

“The 50-over game seems to be back in fashion a little bit now because of what England have achieved during the last couple of months.

“I've played there in the Championship, but a cup final there is rare and something pretty special.”

Northants, T20 semi-finalists, are outsiders for a quarter-final place. They must realistically win their last two matches to have any chance.