Cricket We're raring to go with T2O title defence, says Glos star Bracey

JAMES Bracey says Gloucestershire are “raring to go” as they gear up to defend their historic T20 Blast title.

- Peter HILL

Mark Alleyne, in his first year back in charge, led Gloucestershire to their first-ever T20 Blast triumph against Somerset, with no side having ever gone back-to-back in the 21 years of the competition. This sets a clear target for the county.

“It’s a unique opportunity,’ said Bracey. “We're really excited to just continue on in the same way we did last year. People will be out to get us and it will be a tough challenge but we're feeling like we're, even with all the red-ball cricket, in a good place white-ball-wise, we've tried to keep our top-ups going and hopefully, we'll be raring to go.

“Batting and keeping is similar, in red ball it’s more about consistency, repetition and making sure you're in good solid positions. Then once the white ball comes it's all a bit more chaotic, It’s being aware that you might get a high catch here, a flat catch here, a one-handed catch here.