TIM Bresnan and Andrew Gale have made it clear they want us to go out and entertain in the NatWest T20 Blast this summer.

Not only do they want us to go out and entertain the public, they want to be entertained themselves as well.

Friday night's win against Notts at Headingley was the perfect template of what we want to do in this competition.

On a good wicket, lads hit the ball in the right areas. They hit straight. Then, whenever Notts got short, we capitalised. To get 227, our record score, was unbelievable.

The team chats with Brez and Galey are pretty simple – play your own game.

When you hear that, all the lads can settle down. Whatever shot they feel's best at that time – whether it's ramps or scoops – they're not going to get told off for playing it.

There are always going to be games in T20 where you just don't quite get it right and that came against Derbyshire on Saturday.

I don't think we had a particularly bad game against them. Yes, the fielding could be improved, but overall we're in a good place.

I was chatting to Tom Kohler-Cadmore in the dressing room at Chesterfield and we said that an early loss sometimes isn't a bad thing because it shows you aren't invincible and focuses the mind.

If you get off to a flyer, you can become complacent later on. We certainly didn't treat that loss as a negative. Most days, if we stick to what we do well, we'll get it right.

We have some great options in both departments – strong and dynamic batsmen, the spin twins in Azeem Rafiq and Adil Rashid, Dave Willey, who's played a lot of international cricket, along with Brez, Steve Patterson. Then there's myself and Ben Coad on the sidelines.

Following on from Northants last night, we have Lancashire at Emirates Old Trafford on Friday. They are the sort of games all our players want to be involved in.

That's the thing with our group, they rise to a big occasion, as was shown against Notts. A 10,000 crowd at Headingley, it was unbelievable support.

Personally, last season and this have been fairly frustrating, if I'm being honest.

As a 19-year-old, you just want to be playing as much as you can in the first team. Sometimes that's just not possible, as has been shown by me missing the early stages of the Blast.

I've had a chat with Galey and Martyn Moxon in the last couple of weeks. I was down a bit and thinking about where I'm at but they made me realise I shouldn't be.

I feel like I'm bowling fairly well and have just got to settle in.

I've got to be patient because in a couple of years, my time will come. I'll keep improving. That's what I try and do day in, day out.

Some days and times of the year, you're not going to feel at your best.

I have to remember I've achieved a lot so far in my career. Even up to 17, I'd achieved so much and had set a standard in many ways.

You kind of set a plan – not necessarily on paper but in your mind – 'I want to be here in two years, I want to be there in five'. Then an injury comes for a year, sets you back and you're under pressure to catch up.

All I can do is trust that things will work out as long as I work hard every day to improve. If it doesn't, you can stand up and say to yourself 'I've given it all I've got'.

Shaun Marsh has come into the squad and made a massive impact already.

He's a very quiet customer. When you chat to him, he's so calm and collected. He and Tom Kohler-Cadmore are very similar.

You can see it on the field; not a lot of shouting and energy but they know what they're doing. Pete Handscomb brings that too.

Yorkshire folk get stuck into cricket a lot. We get excited. That's what's bred into us. But the two Aussie lads are so calm – a 'lads, it's going to be all right' attitude.

They're really good to chat to. All our younger lads have said how good it is to bat with them. They don't say much and just get on with the job.

I didn't know what Shaun was going to be like. He's quiet, yes, but you can have a really good conversation with him. He's perfect for us to have.

Some overseas can come and try to be the biggest players but he and Pete don't take the limelight. They're brilliant and just part of the team. That, in my opinion, will serve us well for the rest of the competition.