JAMES Hamilton’s chances of being fit for BiG Storage Cheshire Jets’ fixture against Worcester Wolves are less than 50-50.

The rock upon which the Jets have built their defence has missed games recently due to a groin injury.

He tried to play last weekend but the problem persisted and he is currently undergoing an intensive physiotherapy programme in a bid to return without undergoing surgery, which would mean a longer period out of the game for the veteran 35-year-old.

The Jets face a Worcester side at the Northgate Arena which is battling with them for a play-off spot.

This will be the first meeting between the teams this season, and as Wolves have made significant changes to their roster recently, Jets’ coach TJ Walker admits to knowing little about the team his side will face.

“It’s the first time we’ve seen them and I’ve only got game tape to go on, so we’ll be going in a bit blind,” said Walker.

“We need to go in there positively and try to work hard. That’s all we can do. They have two good scorers in James Life and Anthony Paez and a good big man in Shaun Durant.

“It’s a bit of a cliche but since they made the changes, they’ve had a new lease of life. They’ve brought in some new guys, and they are working hard for each other.”

Jets had a mixed weekend, with a win in Leicester on Saturday night before going down against PAWS London Capital the following night, and Walker was disappointed with the loss against the London side.

“It was a tough one,” he admitted. “It was good on Saturday and terrible on Sunday. The back-to-back games hurt us a bit, but I felt we came in a bit light-headed against Capital. We didn’t treat them seriously enough because we’d already beaten them twice and we just didn’t play well. We played really well against Riders, but I think we left something behind in Leicester.

“We were without James Hamilton for most of the weekend, he tried it for about five minutes on Saturday, but his groin is still giving him problems. We’ll just have to see how it goes.”

Wolves head coach Skouson Harker said: “The Jets dropped one to London on Sunday and they’ll want to bounce back. They have been playing some pretty decent ball recently and they’ll be ready for us.

“It all starts with TJ, but Shawn Myers is one of the top players in the league in my opinion. He brings a fantastic energy level to every game. I love his game and he’s a tough player to play against.

“Jayson Obazuaye is scoring well for them, so it’ll be interesting to see how we match up with him.”