With the monsoons continuing, Yorkshire Phoenix have failed in a desperate attempt to get in some outdoor practice ahead of their Twenty20 Cup match at Riverside tomorrow (6pm) when they will be aiming to complete the double over Durham Dynamos.

After Yorkshire were forced indoors at Headingley today because of further torrential rain, director of cricket Martyn Moxon contacted Durham to see what practice facilities would be available at Riverside tomorrow.

But he was told that all the artificial and outdoor practice pitches were flooded and that none of the indoor pitches could be used because of prior bookings.

"It's quite horrendous and the only saving grace is that other counties seem to be in the same boat - if you pardon the pun," said Moxon.

Yorkshire will field the same team which beat Durham by nine wickets in the nine-over thrash at Headingley on Saturday but fast bowler Nick Thornicroft will travel as 12th man instead of Deon Kruis.

The South African had been included in Yorkshire's Second XI for their Trophy fixture with Durham Seconds at Weetwood today in order to keep him match fit but the match was flooded out. Now he will be given a game when the two teams meet in the same competition at Seaton Carew on Wednesday.

Yorkshire's chances of going on to make the Twenty20 quarter-finals remain extremely slim and they are only too well aware that if they slip up again Durham then all hope will be lost.

At least the Twenty20 has brought out the best in Yorkshire's left-arm spinner David Wainwright, who was not even picked for the first game but is now an integral part of the side.

Wainwright did much to bring about Durham's downfall with three wickets for six runs in two overs and he has so far bowled a total of ten overs at a cost of only 52 runs while picking up four wickets.

The Pontefract-born former Loughborough University student has impressed with his coolness under pressure and it will be interesting to see if a can manage to step up into the Championship side in the second half of the season.

Overall, Yorkshire's bowling cannot be faulted too much in the Twenty20 and the main reason for their disappointing campaign has been fragile batting when chasing modest totals.

Yorkshire Phoenix: White, Brophy, McGrath, Gale, Rudolph, Gilbert, Bresnan, Pyrah, Wainwright, Gough, Gillespie.