Somerset Sabres return to NUL National League action on Saturday when they travel to Sophia Gardens in Cardiff to take on Glamorgan Dragons.

The Sabres are firmly rooted in the division one relegation zone and will be looking to get back to winning ways and gain four valuable points from the match to keep them in touch with the teams immediately above them.

Currently the Sabres are in eighth position in the table, two points behind Durham, but with two games in hand, but twelve points adrift from Yorkshire, with just one game in hand.

When the pair met at the County Ground in Taunton in June the match ended in confusion when six penalty runs were controversially awarded to Glamorgan before the start of the last over to effectively deny the Sabres of victory.

Since their last meeting the Welshmen have strung together a run of good results and are currently in second place in the table, eight points behind the leaders Worcestershire, but with two games in hand.

The Sabres on the other hand have lost both of their games since and have slipped further down the table, towards the division two trap door.

Out on the pitch at the County Ground this morning I asked Somerset coach Kevin Shine for his thoughts ahead of the game at Cardiff. He told me: "We just have to get back to reality, wake up from the dream of yesterday and think into NUL mode.It really is a very different game, played with a different ball and needing a different game plan."

He continued: "We have tried very hard with the NUL this season, but so far it just hasn't come together for us. In the C and G we just seem to be able to lift ourselves to new heights. We have tried hard to find out why it's not working in the NUL but we haven't found the right recipe yet."

Andy Caddick and Richard Johnson are both missing through injury,from the Somerset squad who made the journey over the Severn, but Johnson is set to return for the championship match against Kent at Canterbury on Wednesday , and the signs are also looking encouraging for England man Caddick to return in the same match.

One of yesterday's heroes Simon Francis, who is now fully fit is brought in to replace Johnson, and Pete Trego is also added to the twelve.

The full Somerset squad is: Jamie Cox, Matthew Wood, Mike Burns, Peter Bowler, Keith Parsons, Ian Blackwell, Rob Turner, Keith Dutch, Matt Bulbeck, Simon Francis, Steffan Jones and Pete Trego.

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