Booth’s side face Edinburgh in Bridgend in their final game before the international break.
The Swansea-based side are bottom of the United Rugby Championship having won only one of their five games so far this season.
Ospreys will be without fly-half Dan Edwards and Evardi Boshoff against the Scottish outfit but are boosted by the availability of Wales internationals Jac Morgan, Dewi Lake, Adam Beard, and Owen Watkin having all missed the 36-12 loss to Ulster in Belfast last weekend.
“Getting the international boys back is a bonus but there is still a little bit of collateral damage that came out of last week,” explained Booth on his selection.
“We’ve got what we’ve got so we have to make the best fist of it.
“Boshoff has hurt his shoulder, and Dan Edwards has concussion so just the two. There is more coming back than going out.
“We’re dropping in four really important leaders and very important players for us.
“When things aren’t going as you want, and they are not going as we want from a result point of view, people look to your senior players, leaders, to lead by example, create confidence and show the way.
“We’re obviously hopeful that those things play a greater part than what we had to endure a little bit last week.”
Edinburgh have turned their season around in recent weeks, following a five-game losing run, by winning their last two against Stormers and Cardiff to move up to sixth place.
They have not lost to a Welsh region since their visit to Scarlets in February 2023.
“Statistically against the same opposition [last season] we weren’t that far away. We are trying to get better though not stay the same.
“Hopefully we can sign off this block with a win. We are at home and everybody knows we love playing at Bridgend. It has been good to us and we have been good to it.
“We play a certain way, and that way has been exposed a little bit. I think we need now to diversify and adapt a bit quicker than we have done but you are only as good as what you can put on the pitch.
“We have to adjust the game plan and how we approach the first 15 minutes. There are lots of layers to it.
“We are determined to put those things right because we haven’t given the best account of ourselves.
“I am confident that everyone is still on board, still doing what needs to be done. The atmosphere in the room when it’s full of our players is still very determined and very buoyant.
“That tells me that the culture is good because that’s what gets tested in difficult times.”
Ospreys XV to face Edinburgh:
Jack Walsh, Dan Kasende, Owen Watkin, Keiran Williams, Keelan Giles, Owen Williams, Reuben Morgan-Williams
Gareth Thomas, Dewi Lake, Ben Warren, Will Greatbanks, Adam Beard, Jac Morgan (captain), Justin Tipuric, Morgan Morris (captain).
Replacements:
Sam Parry, Garyn Phillips, Tom Botha, Lewis Jones, Lewis Lloyd, Kieran Hardy, Tom Florence, Iestyn Hopkins.
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