STAN Ternent used last night's reserve match against Huddersfield to check out Argentine trialist Elias Bazzi.

The 21-year-old former Boca Juniors player was used at left back in the first half but the fact that he did not reappear after the break would suggest his stay at Turf Moor will be brief.

The player, who has an Italian passport, only got international clearance to play late yesterday afternoon but was put into the side to show what he can do.

After a couple of promising early touches he started to make a number of errors and it is highly unlike he will pull on a Clarets shirt again.

Ternent regularly uses reserve games to have a look at possible signings but it has been rare for him to be sufficiently impressed to bring them in.

And despite the fact that a number of his players would have benefited from an outing the Clarets boss admitted he was not in a position to play them.

Paul Weller, Andy Payton and Paul Cook have all been short of match action but with a League game against Sheffield United at the weekend the manager could not risk seeing them get injured.

"We had to name an inexperienced side, that is just how it is," said Ternent. "We didn't want to risk getting any injuries to first team players."

As a result the line-up was arguably the youngest reserve side in the club's history, with not a single League appearance between them.

In fact Bazzi was the only player over 20 and they lost 3-0 against a side that featured former Rovers striker Kevin Gallacher, who scored the first two goals.

But playing against the ex-Scotland international will have been a good experience for first year trainees Danny Pitham and Gary Carter who are at the opposite end of the career spectrum to the 35-year-old.

Manager Ronnie Jepson admitted: "We were not surprised the youngsters struggled because just having experienced players like Gallacher, Jon Dyson and Simon Baldry in their side helped Huddersfield.

"It was men against boys but hopefully our lads will learn from it. We had two 16-year-old centre halves and the balance was not good as I had to play five centre halves in total.

"To their credit they gave it a go but we have to do better when we have the ball, especially the more senior lads."

One of Ternent's key players was in action last night as Clarets striker Gareth Taylor won his tenth international cap for Wales as a second half sub in their impressive draw with Croatia in Zagreb last night.

Taylor played the last half hour against the side that featured in the World Cup finals in the summer as he pushed his claims for a regular place in Mark Hughes's squad.

Wales drew 1-1 with the Croats to continue an impressive run of results that saw them beat Germany and draw with the Czech Republic at the end of last season.