It's a dead rubber no matter how you look at it so the question is how do you keep it afloat?
No sweat at all, if you ask Central Districts Stags coach Heinrich Malan whose gallant troops have marched straight into the McDonald's Super Smash T20 grand final in New Plymouth on Saturday.
"It's obviously round 10 which is as important as round one. Whether white-ball cricket or first-class one, you can't take anything for granted," Malan said last night, adding it was no different when it came to CD's preparations for games.
The William Young-captained Stags play the Auckland Aces at Eden park outer oval today from 4.10pm in a televised match, weather permitting.
Here's something to chew on - unwanted T20 international Ross Taylor is out and former Black Caps Jesse Ryder is back in the starting blocks to start a T20 season that looks ominously like the last one.