Skipper Chris Adams believes a heart-to-heart with his squad can help get Sussex's season back on track.

Adams thinks the champions may have turned the corner after they batted through the final day to draw the Championship game with Somerset on Saturday.

It was their fourth successive draw but they will have leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed back on Tuesday when they take on early first division leaders Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.

Adams said: "We did a bit of soul searching as a squad before the start on Saturday and I am delighted with how the players responded.

"I don't want to divulge too much but it was good to hear some of the guys who don't normally say a lot inspire the rest of us.

"One of the biggest worries I've always had as captain is that they get used to hearing me so I asked for 11 leaders for the remainder of the season, not just one or two.

"It took a similar performance at this time last year, in the game against Surrey, to get our season going and hopefully this will be a turning point for us."

Sussex's rearguard action was led by Murray Goodwin, who scored his second hundred of the season, and after their meeting Adams was confident his side were back on track.

He said: "I wasn't sure we were going to save the game but I was sure we would fight hard after the meeting we'd had before the start.

"Everyone wants to do well but I think we sometimes shied away from making the tough decisions as individuals and a team and tried to take the easier path. It's not the Sussex way or the way of successful teams.

"We've had a lot thrown at us in the first month of the season and it has been testing. But we'll move on and the feeling is that we can go forward.

Mike Yardy (tennis elbow) and Matt Prior (hairline fracture) will both be fit to face Nottinghamshire.