Johannesburg – Henry Davids may return as Titans' captain for their domestic four-day clash against the Warriors at Willowmoore Park starting on Thursday.
According to the Titans, Davids sat out the season opener against the Lions last week due to shaky form. The Titans fell to a heavy defeat in that match ending on Sunday at the Wanderers.
“Davids and coach Rob Walter made an executive decision to leave the batsman out for the game against the Lions, which the Titans lost by 190 runs, following a difficult 2013/14 campaign in which he averaged less than 20,” said the Titans in a statement.
Farhaan Behardien captained the side in Davids's absence, but that could change depending on the combinations that Walter and the Titans believed would work best in the Benoni conditions.
“The two of us together wanted to make a decision based on performance,” said Walter.
“Now that we might consider a slight change in tactical personnel, Henry comes back into the picture.”
Otherwise the Titans will stick with their squad from last week, with Walter not about to make harsh decisions based on a solitary outing.
“No one is going to get dropped after one game. If we do make a change it will be a tactical one,” said Walter.
“I fully trust the players that we have.”
The Warriors made one change to their squad, with Wayne Parnell dropping out after sustaining a mild shoulder injury and Thandolwethu Mnyaka taking his place.
Captain Colin Ingram believed reading the conditions and adapting to them quickly would be vital.
“We don't like to guess too much, because in the years that I've played in Benoni you can often look at a wicket and it will be different to what you thought,” said Ingram.
“Early season it can turn there as well. So our main focus is to have a look on the first day and see where it's going to go, then try and home in on what we need to get done.” – Sapa