http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marcus-Trescothick-c1898 will play in the CB40 final despite fitness issues – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 skipper, Marcus Trescothick, says he will be playing the final of the Clydesdale Bank 40 competition in spite of the fact that he is at least a month away from full fitness.
The left-hander has not played a county match after tearing a tendon in his right ankle in August, and since then is striving to become fit for playing in the finals of the tournament against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Surrey-c851, to be staged at the historic ground of Lord’s.
In order to speed his recovery, the Somerset captain has been spending the past week in an oxygen chamber, rehabilitating himself twice a day.
"It's felt okay this week. I've done this oxygen tank which is a little bit different, but you try everything you can to get back for such a special game such as this,” he said.
"I'll take a few painkillers and anti-inflammatories - hopefully that bit of adrenaline can push me on."
The left-hander has spent all his life with the Taunton based County side, scoring tons and tons of runs. He has featured in 345 List A matches, scoring more than 11,000 runs, including 28 centuries and 57 fifties.
However, his side will need him to ensure that they do not squander the title this time, as they did last year, losing the final against an http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warwickshire-c862. Including the defeat, the side has been on the losing end in five competitions in
the previous three years, so it will a motivation for the team to have their experienced skipper back for such a crucial game.
Regarding their final tag failure, Tresco said, “It's never nice coming second as we know. We've done it a few times in the last couple of years," he added.
Somerset showed impressive form to reach to the final, having lost just two of their 12 matches, while winning nine. The only side to better the record has been their opponents Surrey, who just lost once throughout the season.
It will be a closely fought contest, and a half-fit Trescothick will be a vital selection for a team, hoping to break their final jinx.
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