Yorkshire will continue to attack as they search for a route back into contention in the NatWest T20 Blast, starting against Nottinghamshire Outlaws at Headingley tonight.

Coach Jason Gillespie has told his players “we don’t want to second guess ourselves now” having set on a new aggressive approach at the start of the tournament.

During pre-season, Gillespie wanted to get away from being a one in three side. By that he meant, the Vikings, on average, only win one of every three Twenty20 matches they play. So he gave his players license to thrill.

It worked out well in the opening two matches, with wins against Derbyshire and Notts. But they have lost their last three to undermine their chances of quarter-final qualification.

“We’re sticking true to our game, which is we’re looking to be aggressive and looking to go at the bowlers,” said the Australian, whose side have lost five of their last six T20 home matches dating back to last year.

“In the field, we’re looking to be really aggressive as well. By and large, with our bowling, we’ve been looking to take wickets. We just haven’t quite got the skills right.

“We’re sticking to our plan. We don’t want to second guess ourselves now.

“We have always said that we would rather get bowled out for 80 going for 180 than eke our way to 120 because you’re not winning many games from scoring 120. But you’re winning a lot of games when you’re getting over nine an over.

“That’s the way we believe we play our best cricket. We just need to go out there and do the job now.

“Regardless of past results, every team goes out to win every game they play. Notts will be no different, we’re no different. It genuinely comes down to who performs the best across all disciplines on the day.

“It’s not rocket science. If you bat well, bowl well and field well, you tend to come out on top.”

Matthew Fisher returns to the squad having missed the defeat against Northamptonshire, and he should replace rested Jack Brooks.

Gillespie has also given struggling overseas batsman Glenn Maxwell his backing after four low scores since the Australian arrived at Headingley from the IPL.

“Maxi has been smacking them around in the nets,” he added. “At training, and in team preparation, he has been absolutely brilliant. It just hasn’t quite clicked for him. But we are fully expecting him to score those runs that he and the club are desperate for.

“He has been preparing well, and if he gets a few off the middle, he’ll be on his way to some important scores.”

Meanwhile, Gary Ballance, Adam Lyth, Liam Plunkett and Joe Root have all been selected to travel to Spain next Saturday for a four-day pre-Ashes training camp with new England coach Trevor Bayliss.

All players will miss Yorkshire’s County Championship match against Durham at Chester-le-Street, starting the following day.

It means that Root, currently involved in England’s one-day and Twenty20 series against New Zealand, will not get any red ball cricket in before the first Test at Cardiff on July 8.

And for Ballance, Lyth and Plunkett, Monday’s Championship match against Notts at Headingley will be their last before facing Australia, if selected in the first Test squad.

There is no place on the trip for leg-spinner Adil Rashid, who at least can console himself with the news that he has been selected for Tuesday’s one-off Twenty20 international against the Kiwis in Manchester. Root is also in. Rashid will miss Notts, but will be available for Durham.