Jamie Cox will be out for at least three weeks after breaking his thumb while fielding in the game against Yorkshire at Bath.

It is obviously a major blow for Somerset who have been plagued by injuries this season.

The Tasmanian and Somerset skipper enjoyed a successful winter Down Under and was running into form in this country, hitting 95 in the CricInfo Championship game against Yorkshire.

Meanwhile Matthew Wood, who made such an impressive debut in the four-day match against the Tykes, is retained in the squad for Sunday's Norwich Union match against Yorkshire, which also sees the return of Peter Bowler after having time off to sit his law exams.

Matt Bulbeck is still missing as a precaution but is likely to return for the four-day second team match against Gloucestershire on Tuesday.

Coach Kevin Shine was in no doubt about what he expected from his team tomorrow. "We want to win. Even though we only played ten overs a side last week the boys are very keen to take the attack to Yorkshire and get the result we want."

The full Sabres squad for the match against Yorkshire Phoenix is:

Holloway, Bowler, Wood, Lathwell, Burns, Turner, Dutch, Blackwell, Trego, Johnson, Kerr, Grove, Jones.

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