NEW signing Jonathan Douglas has been handed the captain's armband for Swindon's home friendly against Cardiff City this afternoon at the County Ground.

The midfielder leads Town in the absence of normal skipper Gordon Greer, who drops down to the bench.

Jerel Ifil and Sean Morrison fill the centre-back berths, while wingers Anthony McNamee and Lloyd Macklin provide support for lone front man Billy Paynter.

Trialist Berlin Ndebe-Nlome is named among the substitutes.

TOWN (4-5-1): Phil Smith; Kevin Amankwaah, Jerel Ifil, Sean Morrison, Lescinel Jean-Francois; Lloyd Macklin, Craig Easton, Jonathan Douglas (c), Michael Timlin, Anthony McNamee; Billy Paynter

Subs: David Lucas, Gordon Greer, Jon-Paul McGovern, Nathan Thompson, Callum Kennedy, Mark Marshall, Berlin Ndebe-Nlome

CARDFIFF (4-4-2): Peter Enckelman; Adam Matthews, Mark Hudson, Aaron Morris, Tony Capaldi; Chris Burke, Darcy Blake, Gavin Rae, Mark Kennedy; Ross McCormack, Paul Parry

Subs: Josh Mageness, Reece Ottley, Adam Wildig, Ibrahim Farah, Kai Edwards, Luke Cummings