"The Surrey Championship match is crucial for us, "Somerset Coach Kevin Shine told me earlier today.

With the likelihood of Richard Johnson playing for England the coach said,"We have a hole to fill, and we have got a number of options. The final eleven who take the field will depend upon three factors- fitness, who will best suit the wicket and who deserves it. We are in the lucky position of having a lot of people challenging for a place in the team, and I'm happy to say that we have no injury worries at the moment."

The coach went on, "Now that it looks like Yorkshires title we are very much playing for second place. The £50000 prize money will go into the players pool, which cant be bad!"

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