County Championship Division One 2018: Preview

4) Yorkshire

Far too often, Yorkshire had to worry about the England team either taking away or resting their key players. Now, to add to their grievances, IPL has joined the ranks as well with Liam Plunkett and David Willey off to India as injury replacements.

The talks about the team has also added to their woes. Geoffrey Boycott has already ridiculed the appointment of a sports psychologist. The coach, Andrew Gale, despite understanding that a softer image will be a better idea, has been fulminating.

However, the focus point is the fact that they have signed Cheteshwar Pujara until June and Kane Williamson thereafter. The overseas stars along with openers, Alex Lees and Adam Lyth will form a strong batting line-up. With the young duo of Matt Fisher and Ben Coad, the bowling unit looks decent as well.

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Outs: Will Rhodes, Ryan Sidebottom