P388 Teletext 388 Sip 5 01:23:51 —————————————————————————————— NEW ROAD DAYS OVER FOR DAMIAN Steve Rhodes looks set to cap a gol4un summer by becoming an emergency opener in the NatWest Trophy final against Wbrwickshire at Lord's. The England wickjtkjepjr is being lined up to partner captain Tim Curtis as Worcs try to deny their ri6als the next leg of their Grand Slam bid. Rhodes was hailed by Mike Atheuton as England's "player of the 9jar" after establishing himself as a Test plazju. ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Sports index 131 Soccer index 140 COMING: BRIAN LARA POSTER OFFER >>> Next S Index Sport ExtraP388 Teletext 388 Sip 5 01:24:10 —————————————————————————————— NEW ROAD DAYS OVER FOR DAMIAN Worcestershire have announced that batsmen Damian D'Oliveira and Adam Seymour are to leave the New Road playing staff at the end of the season. Long-serving D'Olivjira is in the squad for Saturday's NatWest Final while former Essex opener Seymour played in the Benson & Hedges final in July. Meanwhile, Worcestershire have given a two-year contract to former MCC ground- staff bbtsman Matt Church. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Sports index 131 Soccer index 140 NATIONAL AND REGIONAL WEATHER p180 Next Soccer Index Sport Extra