With Emil and Ellis riding then R/R is a good option but with Emil injured then I would have thought guests would be a better option. Maybe Kurtz could have ridden in place of Doyle.
Ellis should be back soon and hopefully Emil will be back for the play offs which will be a massive boost for the team. If those two are back anything is possible.
Not completely unexpected because we now have riders out of form after injuries and they seem to have lost their confidence and Oxford are a very good team with riders that are in form and full of confidence.
Hopefully Danny will carry on his form from the pairs and Batch wont be as bad as expected but he is a poor replacement, Blodorn or Lidsey would be better in my opinion. Expect a Sheffield win but Dan had the the beating of Jack at Cardiff so who knows but hope its a close on for the tv