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Jones step into the unknown

Auckland Aces captain Richard Jones admits he is stepping into the unknown when he leads his side out for their first State Twenty20 game against State Northern Knights.

Auckland Aces captain Richard Jones admits he is stepping into the unknown when he leads his side out for their first State Twenty20 game against State Northern Knights.

Jones revealed the game, at Westpac Park, Hamilton, will be his debut to the new format and the Aces will already be playing catch up on their opponents, who made a winning start to their campaign last week.

“I’ve never played it before in my life,” he told nzcricket.co.nz. "But we’ve got some experience and we’ve got guys who have played it and guys who are well suited to it.

“So we’ll see what comes along. But it seems like the kind of game where you can free your mind and just play.”

However, the new experience is one he’s relishing and one he both expects his side to flourish in.

He said: “These are the sorts of opportunities where you could see players come through. You just might get a bolter out of the blue. It may well bring through another Andre Adams.”

“We’ve guys in the squad like the Cannings and the Pasupatis who can really hit it. You just need one of those guys to keep going for five or six overs.”

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