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That's how Orange skipper Ed Morrish described Sunday's third round of the Western Zone Premier League earlier this week and his Dubbo counterpart Mat Skinner echoed the sentiment on Friday.
Both sides have picked up a win but lost to Bathurst this summer, although Dubbo sit around second to Orange's equal third courtesy of a bonus point. As a result, as history shows, the loser of Sunday's clash at Wade Park is likely to fall by the wayside.
Skinner said his side has added motivation though, considering Orange picked up a rare win in Dubbo over the Macquarie Valley giants last summer.
"Last year they came to Dubbo and beat us, which we weren't happy with, and hopefully we can beat them in Orange," Skinner said.
"And now after our loss to Bathurst we can't afford to lose any more games and rely on results to get us through."
While Orange has named an in-form side including the likes of Matt Corben, Tom Belmonte, Gus Cumming and Charlie Greer, Skinner admitted he's a bit in the dark about at least one of his troops.
"I haven't really seen much of him, but I've heard from people that he is good looking bat and solid keeper and that's important," Skinner said.
"We have [Charlie Kempston] who has wicketkept part-time this year but we needed a specialist keeper."
Skinner isn't sure where O'Connor would bat but said his stacked batting line-up is for a reason, with so much power in the team the likes of proven stars Steve Skinner and Ben Knaggs may find themselves in the tail.
"It's hard to juggle batting orders when you have guys who all bat in their top five for club cricket but since I've taken over (as captain) I've given people roles," Skinner said.
"For those who are batting up the order they are batsmen and for those lower are bowlers, the fact they have other skills is a bonus but they are picked to do a certain role."
Skinner believes there is a 'changing of the guard' in Dubbo cricket with many older players sliding down the grades to mentor and give opportunities to young players.
The first ball is set to be bowled on Sunday at 10am, with Bathurst hosting Cowra and Midwest taking on Parkes in the other round three fixtures.
- ORANGE: Ed Morrish (c), Matt Corben (vc), Blake Weymouth, James Larkin, Lachie Coyte, Bailey Ferguson, Tom Belmonte, Hugh Le Lievre, Hugh Middleton, Gus Cumming, Brett Causer, Charlie Greer
- DUBBO: Mat Skinner (), Jacob Hill, Tom Nelson, Charlie Kempston, Roland O'Connor, Marty Jeffrey, Steve Skinner, Ben Wheeler, Nathan Jones, Ben Knaggs, Lee Price, Bailey Edmunds.
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