Styman saw his side draw with Rushton last week with the scores ending level after a fine batting display.

But with Irthlingborough winning it means Burton are now the nearest
target for bottom side Stony Stratford with 11 points separating the pair.

But as he takes his team to Northampton Saints for another critical game tomorrow Styman is confident that they have what it takes to keep their heads above water.

"I think everyone has finally realised we're in a relegation battle and that we've got fight for our lives," he said.

"We've got a very hard run-in as well so every point we get is vital.

"We should have won last week. But I've got to be positive about the
performance and they way we approached the game.

"We're playing some very good cricket right now and the team spirit is very good. Hopefully that means we are getting our act together just when we need to.

"We've just got to keep concentrating on what we're doing and picking up as many points as we can."

Burton make one change for the weekend with Chris O'Brien
replacing Josh Scully.