YNYSYGERWN will tomorrow look to make headlines for all the right reasons and put a difficult week off the field behind them.

The Neath Valley club have been rocked by accusations by Glamorgan that some of their players were involved in abusive behaviour in the county's one-day match against Sussex at St Helen's last Sunday.

As a result, Glamorgan have withdrawn the services of wicketkeeper-batsman Will Bragg and experienced seamer David Harrison for the rest of the season.

Ynys are still investigating the matter internally and have delayed naming their side for tomorrow's Swalec Premier League clash at home to Swansea.

The visitors, meanwhile, include Ceri James and Owen Venables in their starting XI as they look to pull clear of the drop zone.

Breathing space

Last week's victory over St Fagans has given Swansea (10.64av) a little bit of breathing space over the bottom two of Usk (8.91) and the Saints (9.17) with five matches of the league programme remaining.

Port Talbot are the form side in the league with two wins and a winning draw from their last three matches and will be hoping to maintain that purple patch when they host Cardiff.

The home side are again without all-rounder Anthony Thomas, while opening bowler Lewis Jones is also unavailable. Michael Samuel and club secretary Ian Rees are added to the squad.

There is again no Mark Wallace, but Port Talbot will be hoping skipper Dan Cherry can continue his rich vein of form — the former Glamorgan opener is currently averaging an impressive 68.86 in league cricket this summer.

Pontarddulais head to Newport looking to halt a poor run of form. After losing their two previous matches, Bont struggled to hold on for a draw against Ammanford last weekend and, having occupied second spot for such a long time, they have now been leapfrogged by both Newport and Ammanford.

Robert Croft is named in a 12-man squad although the club will have to wait on Glamorgan's selection for their championship match against Gloucestershire in Cheltenham this weekend.

Bont are bolstered by the return of former county duo Wayne Law and Adam Harrison, while wicketkeeper Paul Richards is also back in the ranks.

Skipper Alun Evans misses Ammanford's visit to leaders Sully so Matthew Fisher takes over the captaincy. Will Owen, who impressed during Glamorgan's one-day win over Sussex last Sunday, could feature.

Swansea and Pontarddulais are also in action in the inaugural Twenty20 finals at the Swalec Stadium on Sunday.

The pair will clash in the opening semi-final, with the winners meeting either Usk or Sully in the final.

The overall winners will represent the league in the Cockspur Rum Twenty20 competition at the Rose Bowl in September which offers the champions the mouthwatering prize of flying to Barbados for a pro-am tournament later in the year.

roblloyd@swwmedia.co.uk