Thomas ready for Somerset battle

South African seamer Alfonso Thomas says the Somerset bowling attack should benefit from the extra competition for places now he has arrived in Taunton.

"It's exactly what a county like this wants. You don't want guys getting complacent," he told BBC Somerset.

"I certainly didn't come with any assurety that I will be playing. If you have five bowlers competing for four spots, it's going to be a dogfight."

But the 31-year-old is confident he can become a regular for the Cidermen.

"I haven't had it easy in my career so I'm well and truly up for a fight. I do my cricket very hard, and some might like it and some might not, but that's just the type of person that I am.

"But I also think there's a very thin line between being competitive and actually going overboard - typical South African."

"I'm sure our captain [Justin Langer] is like that. From what I've heard, he's also a very competitive captain and that's what I want to hear."

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