by Alviro Patterson » Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:29 pm
Ooooh this is a tough one, mostly because the standard of Division 1 looks like it will increase.
Squad wise I think Yorkshire will be in a stronger position than ever before, aided by how the domestic fixtures are scheduled which will allow the England players to feature more often. Although 10 rounds of County Championship clash with England matches, it's split evenly between five Tests and five LOIs. Bairstow could well be available for as many as 11 County Championship matches providing he's not involved in England LOIs, and vice versa with Rashid. Even if Adam Lyth or Gary Ballance get England recalls, worse case scenario is missing 5 County Championship matches.
Warwickshire, Middlesex and Notts are sure to pose dangerous threats to Yorkshire's title defence but something tells me this Yorkshire squad has all time greats written all over it.
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