BIRMINGHAM travel to Oxford on Thursday (June 26, 7.30pm) for a key clash at the foot of the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership table.
The Curtis Sport Brummies are currently bottom on four points – but are just two behind the Spires who sit in sixth.
Oxford’s only two victories this term came against the Perry Barr men on May Day Bank Holiday who are hopeful of putting in an improved performance this time around.
Ben Barker makes his latest debut for the club and comes in at reserve, and he is looking forward to wearing the famous red ‘B’ on his chest once again.
“Birmingham Brummies and Ben Barker, we’re the four Bs and I’m buzzing to be back,” he said.
“Coming in for MJJ (Michael Jepsen Jensen) is going to be ridiculously tough though; he’s a world class rider, a world class performer week in week out.
“But the one thing I can tell you is I will give it 110 per cent!
“If there’s a gap, I’ll go for it, inside or outside and I’m just hoping I can pull some of those old school moves off and give the crowd something to shout about!”
Jonas Jeppesen consequently moves back into the main body of the team with skipper Tobiasz Musielak reclaiming the No.1 racejacket.
Oxford bring in Ipswich’s SGP2 star Dan Thompson with Craig Cook suspended for seven days after missing racing at the weekend with Covid.
OXFORD: Charles Wright, Dan Thompson, Maciej Janowski, Rohan Tungate, Erik Riss, Peter Kildemand, Luke Killeen.
BIRMINGHAM: Tobiasz Musielak, Paco Castagna, Jonas Jeppesen, Keynan Rew, Matej Zagar, Ben Barker, Sam Hagon.
