To call this a mish-mash of a season is a classic understatement, but for this penultimate game, Dave Houghton has reverted to the time honoured method known to club skippers across the land. Who is available?
Madsen's return is welcome and there is likely to be a county debut for Ed Moulton, who joined from Lancashire yesterday until the end of the season. He looks a decent bowler from the second team clips I have seen, but there is little resemblance to the county game in the intensity, so it will be interesting to see how he goes.
Tom Wood will open in the absence of Luis Reece, who faces a long winter of rehabilitation after scheduled surgeries to his shoulder and knee. Luis hasn't looked remotely the player we have come to love and respect this year, certainly in the long form. If one thing comes out of it, I hope it is a move down the order next year, to five or six. He can hopefully then extend his career for a few years.
That squad:
Godleman, Wood, Guest, Madsen, du Plooy, Critchley, Hughes, Dal, Thomson, Moulton, Conners, Aitchison.
It would be harsh to drop Anuj Dal after his best game of the season at Lord's, so the wicket will likely dictate who between Alex Hughes and Alex Thomson is twelfth man.
There's no news on the Leicestershire squad as yet and this is a game that we can win, IF we have eleven players play to their potential.
The visitors have produced some good displays this season and anything less will see us in trouble again.
Hoping for better over the next four days, with good weather forecast!
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