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He pointed out the emergence of second-stringer setter Alina Bicar as the linchpin for the Tigresses' three-game winning streak, saying 'she is really stepping up for [starting setter] Alexine Cabanos and for the rest of the team.'

At Boston, second-stringer Leon Powe scored a career-high 27 points, adding 11 rebounds for his sixth career double-double, and the Boston bench helped beat New Jersey 105-94.

The Spanish captain, a second-stringer in the group stage, has been promised at least one half by boss Luis Aragones.

Time has beaten them, with second-stringer Stewart Boswell unable to get to Birmingham from his Swiss home.

But second-stringers Jaycee Marcelino and Reymar Caduyac provided the spark off the bench to give the Pirates the advantage at the end of the first, 22-14.

The rest of Leo Cullen's side was a mix of second-stringers and up-andcoming youngsters.

Further SNGPL are depleted on the batting front as well with Pakistan Test specialists Asad Shafiq and Azhar Ali also missing out, while wicket-keeper/batsman Mohammad Rizwan is yet another absentee as he prepares to lead Pakistan 'A' against England Lions in the UAE after skippering the national second-stringers against New Zealand 'A' in recent weeks.

Ospreys coach Allen Clarke has taken plenty of flak for his selection for the trip to Cork, with his second-stringers suffering a humiliating 49-13 defeat at the hands of a powerful Munster lineup.

Mahdi Ali, the UAE coach, played a full-strength side for Tuesday's game, but also introduced a host of second-stringers such as Al Nasr's Saleh as he bids to develop more squad depth ahead of the impending 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

TOM Penny says Newcastle Falcons' second-stringers are ready to seize their European Challenge Cup chance tonight in Ireland.

In midweek, Mourinho benched many of the firstchoice players who have made Blues such a laughing stock, and now bookies are betting on him keeping faith with his second-stringers.

"It's then down to our heatleaders and second-stringers to do their job too.