Surrey have not lost a championship game at Trent Bridge since 1992. If the weather forecast is anything to go by, that run is unlikely to be broken this week. That said, Nottinghamshire will be a big test for the visitors' beleaguered young line-up.

Just four of the Surrey contingent have more than one first-class hundred under their belts - Gareth Batty, Steven Davies, Zander de Bruyn and Matthew Spriegel - a prospect that should have Andre Adams (46 championship wickets at 15.52 runs apiece this season) licking his lips.

With the bat, Nottinghamshire are still to see the best of Alex Hales, Samit Patel and James Taylor over four days. Nevertheless, Michael Lumb (654 runs at an average of 40.87), Chris Read (558 at 50.72), Riki Wessels (437 runs at 54.62) and Adam Voges (55.66) are all averaging over forty in the championship.

Gareth Batty has 97 first-class wickets for Surrey, while Chris Tremlett needs 21 runs for 2,000 in all f-c cricket. Of the likely Nottinghamshire line-up, Andre Adams has 46 first-class wickets this season. Harry Gurney, with 45, is approaching 50 f-c wickets, while Samit Patel wants three more for 150. With the bat, Riki Wessels currently has 993 first-class runs for Notts.

Jade Dernbach (side strain), Rory Hamilton (compassionate leave), Arun Harinath (right thumb), Kevin Pietersen and Gary Wilson (both on international duty) are ruled out, so Chris Jordan, Tim Linley and Matthew Spriegel are named in Surrey's 13-man squad.

With a weather forecast for the next four days that suggests this game will be lucky to bear witness to 150 overs of action, you wouldn't expect me to predict anything other than a draw now, would you?

R Wessels, A Hales, M Lumb, S Patel, J Taylor, A Voges, C Read (capt, wk), B Phillips, A Adams, A Carter and H Gurney.

Rob Bailey and Neil Bainton.

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