The cricketing landscape has changed dramatically since the introduction of Twenty20.

But Yorkshire all-rounder Rich Pyrah has revealed Lord’s is still “the place to be”, and he is desperate to reach his first major final in a White Rose shirt.

“I’ve been to a few semi-finals in my time here, but I’ve never been to a final. I’ve never played at Lord’s either,” said the 27-year-old, who is confident of facing the Netherlands at Headingley this afternoon despite nursing a right elbow injury.

Yorkshire’s 100 per cent start to the Clydesdale Bank 40 competition has put them at the top of Group ‘B’, and they are widely expected to make it four wins from four against the Dutch.

But, with talk of further changes to the county game, September’s showpiece could be the last Lord’s final for the foreseeable future.

Pyrah added: “It’s the only ground I’ve never played at, and it’s the place to be. It would be very special to go there in a final.”

Whether Yorkshire go all the way to the final or not, Pyrah should get his wish to play at Lord’s this year because Middlesex are also in Group ‘B.’ The Tykes travel to the home of cricket on Sunday, July 25.

Pyrah, who did not bowl in the three-day friendly draw against Loughborough University this week as a precaution, says his team-mates are full of confidence after their perfect start against the white ball.

But he does accept they cannot afford to be complacent against a Dutch side who beat England in the World Twenty20 opener last year.

He continued: “There is never an easy game.

“We have got to turn up and do our processes as we have been doing all season.”

• Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale will miss next week’s LV= County Championship match against Somerset after being selected in the England Lions team to face Bangladesh at Derby, starting on Wednesday.

Vice-captain Jacques Rudolph is set to step in as skipper at Taunton.