YORKSHIRE Phoenix will have their first opportunity to query umpires' decisions today when they take on Derbyshire Phantoms in the televised Friends Provident Trophy day-night match at Derby.

But the new three-referrals regulation, which applies to televised games in this season's competition, has not gained the whole-hearted approval of Yorkshire's director of cricket Martyn Moxon.

The batsmen can now challenge up to three umpiring decisions in each innings and each referral will be adjudicated upon by the third umpire after watching replays on a TV screen.

"I can't say I agree with this regulation, I think it is poor," said Moxon, the former Durham coach.

"It can make things awkward for the umpires in the field and the one in the box and I am not in favour of it.

"If it is here, however, than we have to use it, but I would still prefer the two umpires in the middle to be in control."

Phoenix's mission today is to achieve the first of a hat-trick of Friends Provident Trophy victories.

They must then go on to beat Durham Dynamos at Headingley Carnegie on Sunday, before despatching Northamptonshire Steelbacks in their final North Conference game if they are to stand any hope of making it through to the semi-final draw.

The defeats by Leicestershire Foxes and Lancashire Lightning and the two wash-outs against Worcestershire Royals and Warwickshire Bears have left them in mid-table and Moxon admits they have it all to do.

"We must win all three of our remaining matches and hope other results go for us," he said.

"I am not a lover of shortened games and I hope the weather allows us to get in a full game at Derby."

Yorkshire and England fast bowler, Matthew Hoggard, who missed the Headingley Test because of a thigh injury, has now had his hopes dashed of making a comeback for Baildon against Pudsey St Lawrence on Saturday.

Hoggard had intending playing for the Bradford League side if he had come through a short bowling session at Headingley yesterday, which was monitored by Yorkshire physiotherapist Scott McAllister.

But Moxon said: "Matthew was still feeling the injury a bit and there are no immediate plans for him to play in a match."

Yorkshire wicketkeeper-batsman Gerard Brophy is still recovering from a chipped knuckle bone and his situation will be reassessed on Sunday before he returns to full-scale practice.

Yorkshire Phoenix (from): White, Rudolph, McGrath, Younus Khan, Gale, Pyrah, Bresnan, Guy, Gough, Gillespie, Kruis, Wainwright.