Leicester narrowly avoided a record home defeat (43-0 by Glasgow in 2017) thanks to a resolute last 20 minutes after Bath had cruised into a 38-6 lead.
If Leicester had been playing before a big crowd as usual when these old rivals meet here, new head coach Steve Borthwick would never have picked such a callow team.
But these are weird days and the demanding Premiership calendar dictates teams must rotate and make best use of their squad.
However, Leicester’s decision to field such an untried team, showing 13 changes from the defeat at Exeter, was a big gamble rather than trying to mix experience and youth.
Only Dan Cole of their England players made an appearance, the prop helping out in the second half of this defeat by six tries to two.
The Tigers did make a good start, forcing the pace in the opening ten minutes to grab the initiative.
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