Parting company with recognised batsmen in favour of reinforcing their bowling attack, challengers St.George?s have clearly made their Cup Match intentions be known ? dismiss Somerset twice in 48 hours and reclaim the trophy at all costs at Wellington Oval.

With nothing to lose and everything to gain, the East Enders have made four changes from last year?s team that clung on desperately for a draw at Somerset Cricket Club, the dreaded axe surprisingly falling upon ICC Trophy campaigner OJ Pitcher and explosive bat of Glenn Blakeney, while the home grown spin duo of Travis Smith and Eugene (Calabash) Foggo also fell from grace.

Coming into the team are three colts, St. David?s fast bowlers George O?Brien Jr. and Stefan Kelly and club player Troy Hall, while ICC Trophy hero Ryan Steede has earned a second recall after last being dropped in 2001.

?The selectors feel the team that was chosen is the best to represent St.George?s on the day. It?s obvious we have to get 20 wickets to win the game and that?s what we are looking to achieve,? St.George?s Cricket Club selector and president Neil Paynter told .

Without a doubt the omissions of Pitcher and Blakeney were the subject for much discussion once the East Enders had presented their team to members at 11.45 p.m. on Saturday.

But O?Brien?s tormenting eleven-over spell with the ball, Hall?s long awaited breakthrough into the team and Kelly?s ascent to the forefront ultimately went a long way towards cushioning any fallout stemming from the pair?s shock omission, both Blakeney and Pitcher doing little to aid their cause in falling for ducks during Saturday?s final trial match at Wellington Oval.

O?Brien and 18-year-old Kelly shone brightly with the ball, claiming four for 22 and two for 38 respectively. Overcoming a calf strain, Steede regained a spot on the challengers? team after taking two for 50 off nine overs.

?I think George and Stefan will do a good job. They are young, enthusiastic and have a lot of energy and we hope they can carry that into the game,? said Paynter.

Former skipper Clay Smith, who batted his way into the Cup Match history books last year at Somerset in scoring a third ton, also did just enough to convince the St.George?s selectors he has recovered from a hamstring injury. Smith scored 17 runs batting for the Vice-President?s XI along with Hall who cemented his spot in the team with another solid knock of 35.

?The members and St. George?s community are very happy to see Hall get in. It?s been a long wait for him and he deserves to be included in this year?s Cup Match. Troy has been our league side?s most consistent player this summer and overall we are prepared for the two-day classic and I hope it will be a memorable game,? Paynter added.

The outgoing Foggo (one) went cheaply opening the batting for the Vice-President?s XI while Travis Smith?s knock of 34 for the President?s XI failed to move the selectors who have now pinned their spin hopes on young Delyone Borden.

Coming on as sixth-change, Borden spun his way to amazing figures of three for seven off only 14 deliveries to mop up the Vice-President?s XI tail.

The Vice-President?s XI surpassed the President?s XI modest score of 143 with four wickets in hand , but opted to bat on before eventually being dismissed for 191 in 34.2 overs.

In a bid to win back the cup he lost in Somerset in 2000, skipper Herbie Bascome has placed the accent on seven bowlers to dismiss the champions twice in two days while relying heavily upon the likes of Charlie Marshall, Clay Smith, Hall, Borden, wicketkeeper Chris Foggo and Lionel Cann to provide the bulk of the runs.

Skipper Bascome again demonstrated he too can wave the bat in scoring 70 runs off 64 balls on Saturday while Cann blasted 66 runs off 55 balls ? 24 (three sixes and two fours) of those runs coming off Kelly?s fifth over.

?I think we have sufficient batsmen capable of making a decent total,? Paynter said. ?But it will all boil down to the individual to perform on the day. People can talk about recognised batsmen but we have eleven players each capable of making runs.

?And we are not concerned about Somerset. Instead we are concerned with what we have to do. And if we can stick to our game plan then we should be successful.?