YORKSHIRE will use their remaining three NatWest T20 Blast matches as preparation for the forthcoming 50-over campaign.

The Vikings are refusing to accept defeat in pursuit of a Twenty20 quarter-final place but know the chances of progression are decreasing rapidly.

Even three wins from three, starting against Worcestershire at Headingley tonight, may not be enough to advance, so they have one eye on the other shot at limited-overs silverware.

Yorkshire lost their sixth T20 match from 11 against Derbyshire on Sunday and director of professional cricket Martyn Moxon said: "We've got three games to still work on our skills and get them better going into the Royal London Cup.

"We have to look at the one-day season as a whole and not just three games left. If we can still qualify, great.

"We are going out to win those last three games. We are not going to throw in the towel – that's not an option.

"What we have to do is improve our skills as a team. Individuals have done well from time to time. As a team, we haven't played well throughout the competition.

"If we can get out of the group stage, that's still on the agenda. If we can't, we've got to use it as preparation for the 50-overs competition.

"I don't think we've got the same clarity and trust in our game as we have in four-day cricket. I think individually, we are still searching for our methods of how to play T20.

"We worked hard in the winter, and set our stall out to do well in this competition, but the facts are that we haven't played well enough.

"Individuals have to look, and we are looking as a coaching staff, at how we can get better because, clearly, we are way off it as a team. We've got to do something different."

Moxon, who has let fast bowler Moin Ashraf join Hampshire on trial as his Yorkshire contract comes to an end, is refusing to use the rest and rotation of senior bowlers as an excuse as they also try to seal Championship success.

He said: "We want to pride ourselves on having a squad strong enough to compete on all fronts. We don't just want to be a four-day team, we want to be successful in one-day cricket.

"That's our challenge and aim; to have a squad that can compete on all fronts."

Tonight is Australian overseas all-rounder Glenn Maxwell's last Twenty20 match before linking up with his country's A squad later this week for a fortnight of four-day cricket in India.

It has been a mixed competition for the one-day World Cup winner, who will return to Headingley next month to play Championship and one-day cricket.

Maxwell has only scored 212 runs from ten matches, including one half-century, but his off-spinners have accounted for 12 wickets, the county's joint-best haul with Matthew Fisher.

Moxon said: "Yes, he's been short on runs, but elsewhere we couldn't ask for more really.

"He's been so willing to contribute in team meetings, at practice sessions with the young lads. His willingness to pass on his knowledge to our young players, in particular, has been fantastic."

Yorkshire (from): Gale c, Bairstow w, Bresnan, Carver, Fisher, Gibson, Leaning, Lees, Maxwell, Plunkett, Rhodes, Shaw.