The veteran wicketkeeper doesn't need to quantify the value added by Taylor, who is returning from groin surgery.
"You almost don't need to say much about Roscoe because his performance speaks for itself. He's a lovely guy who goes around the changing room. He's very humble and a good human being, so it's really nice to have him back."
Bracewell, he hastens to qualify, also adds impetus to CD's campaign.
"Dougie's been around the team for a long time now and he brings nice energy to the side, and the skill he provides with both bat and ball are great." Conversely, speed merchant Milne got yanked out last weekend to play against the touring Sri Lanka A in Canterbury.
Observes CD coach Heinrich Malan: "It's pretty funny how people are coming and going but, having said that, it's pretty positive."
Young will return to the NZ A equation for the two remaining first-class games against their Sri Lankan counterparts.
Worker was the most prolific batsman against the tourists in Lincoln during their 4-0 clean sweep last week, scoring 210 runs at an average of 70 and the highest knock of 80 not out.
CD's bowling stocks look anaemic. Bevan Small (dislocated shoulder, 4-8 weeks) and Wheeler (back stress fracture, 6-8 weeks) are not available while Seth Rance became a father on Monday so he has the week off.
World-class seamer Bracewell and last summer's king of domestic white-ball, Andrew Mathieson, will spearhead the attack for CD who finished last in 2014-15.
Napier-born seamer Blair Tickner, 21, a former Queensland State emerging squad member who returned home to play for Ruahine Motors Central Hawke's Bay after a decade, is likely to make his second first-class outing while Malan reckons it's a great opportunity for Mathieson to bolster his red-ball portfolio as a frontline bowler but rain is forecast on Sunday.
"It's a catch-22 situation because you want players to be there for the Black Caps but we also want them to play for us."
For what it's worth, rookie Volts coach Nathan King is in the same boat with a rash of injuries to his seasoned domestic bowlers.
But New Zealand Under-19 players Christian Leopard and Josh Clarkson bring unknown quality to the domestic scene in a quest to make the cut for the age-group World Cup squad.
"They both did very well last week for the Wellington warm-up games so, as I've said for the past two years, we're hoping our pool of players becomes bigger," he says, looking at the bigger picture of pushing talent on to the international stage while injecting young talent from the CD catchment area.
Malan expects the wicket to peter out on the fourth day to offer some invariable bounce.
"Whether we've got to chase or [set a target] that's the brand of cricket we want to play," he says, outlining CD's goal of claiming five shield victories.
"To do that, you have to be pretty consistent and positive on how you want to approach things."
Allrounder Clarkson has impressed this week but the 18-year-old is likely to run out the snake lollies.
In the other games, Auckland will host Canterbury at Eden Park Outer Oval and the Black Caps-heavy ND Knights welcome Wellington to Seddon Park.
