Positive move was our only thought, insists captain

JAMES Kettleborough says Staffordshire's final-day approach at Suffolk shows they're prepared to take on any challenge.

- Chris Travers

Staffs were set 260 to win in 33 overs in the closing stages of their Division One East Championship encounter at Copdock.

Plenty of sides would have happily batted out time to leave the match meandering to a draw.

But skipper Kettleborough and his players went for the aggressive option and looked to chase down the testing target.

A switch in the batting order saw Callum Hawkins, Liam Hurt and Sam Atkinson make up a revamped top three.

And despite a flying start, Staffordshire ultimately had to settle for a draw as they shook hands on 210-5 after three energy-sapping days in the East Anglian heat.

"We had a good chat at tea as a group and we made the decision, collectively, to give it a good go and how we wanted to go about that," said Kettleborough.