BOSS Lee Bradbury wants his talented twosomes to keep hunting in packs as Cherries continue to scent the League One play-offs.

Bradbury says he has been encouraged with the partnerships struck up between lefties Charlie Daniels and Marc Pugh and strikers Wes Thomas and Michael Symes.

The quartet, who starred in the 2-0 win over Wycombe on Bank Holiday Monday, are all expected to keep their respective places when Cherries visit Walsall tomorrow (3pm).

Bradbury said: “Charlie and Marc have a good relationship on and off the pitch and I feel they are getting on well.

“It is natural for Marc to come in on his right foot when he is on the left-hand side and Charlie likes to overlap and give us width, pace and quality.

“We have got Scott Malone champing at the bit as well so it is a good selection headache to have because we have got quality players waiting to come in.”

Bradbury’s decision to pair Thomas and Symes together against Wycombe paid dividends as the duo netted either side of half-time to sink the Chairboys.

“I didn’t put it to the lads as a 4-4-2 and we went with Michael just behind Wes,” said Bradbury, who has seen his preferred 4-5-1 formation often work to a tee this season.

“Michael played in the hole and Wes was able to expose the centre-halves down the sides. I thought they did it well for the whole game.

“I thought they linked well and, with Michael drifting into the hole, it caused the centre-halves problems because they didn’t want to come out and leave Wes one-on-one. It was a 4-4-2 at times but, when they had the ball, we dropped in the hole and caused them a problem in midfield.”

Cherries will be looking to extend to 11 their unbeaten league run on the road when they face 19th-placed Walsall at the Bescot Stadium.

The struggling Saddlers are currently one point above the drop zone having won three times at home and only once on their travels – at the Seward Stadium in August.

However, they did claim the prize scalp of Sheffield Wednesday at the Bescot on Boxing Day, their only triumph in their past 11 league games, five of which have been drawn.

Bradbury, who had a loan spell with Walsall in 2004, added: “The likes of Walsall and Wycombe are fighting for their lives and they don’t make it easy for you. People think you have an automatic right to get three points but it is not that way at all.”

Cherries: (from) Flahavan, Purches, Francis, Zubar, Daniels, Fogden, Gregory, Arter, Pugh, Symes, Thomas, Cummings, Taylor, Baudry, Parsons, Cook, Malone, Jalal.

Saddlers: (from) Walker, Westlake, Sadler, Butler, Beevers, Chambers, Peterlin, Halliday, Jarvis, Paterson, Nicholls, Taundry, Hurst, Gnakpa, Macken, Grof.