Glamorgan v Derbyshire day 4

Well, with a little bit of help from our friend - the weather - we saved the game today.

Not with a great deal of ease, it has to be said, and we were only 89 runs on with seven wickets down when the end came, but its another draw and keeps our unbeaten record in the competition intact for now.

Like most fans I am concerned about the batting and think that we may need to rest Dom Telo to let him recover confidence after a run of low scores. The youngster has a big future, but needs runs under his belt from either 2nd eleven or the local leagues. While Dan Birch didn't pull up any trees in this match, innings of 31 and 43 were a major factor in saving the match and the fact that he subjugated his natural attacking instincts to the team cause suggests he's worth a try.

We now have until Thursday to get key players fit for the four important FP Trophy fixtures. Being purely selfish, I hope that we get to the last of them, the away tie against Scotland, with something to play for as its my only home game of the season! I suspect that Rikki Clarke (thumb), James Pipe (chipped finger) and Tom Lungley (blistered toes) will all be fit but it will be too soon for Greg Smith. The latter is a fine one day player as he can bowl seam or spin and is a clean hitter on his day. Of course, if we were to qualify for the quarter finals we may have the services of Mr Hinds too.

I think that as fans we need to take a reality check at this stage. We're at the stage where we are disappointed in not winning when last year we were thrilled with draws. I would back our bowling against most sides, but the batting carries an air of fragility that is common in Derbyshire sides of most vintages. If Hinds signs, it will be interesting to see where he bats as the opening pair are not a problem.

So, five days before we embark on a very important week, I'd be inclined to go with this side for the one-dayers:

Stubbings

Rogers

Sadler

Birch

Clarke

Pipe

Wagg

Claire

Lungley

Langeveldt

Doshi

Jake Needham bowled well in Cardiff, but Doshi's greater experience and skilful bowling thus far would get my vote, while the seam bowling picks itself