Out: None.LEICESTERSHIREOttis Gibson can hit the ball many a mile, but it is not certain whether he, Bradley Hodge and Garnett Kruger can take the county far, at least not without assistance from the disparate crew which dragged the Foxes deep into a hole last season. James Anderson will be away much of the time, as will Andrew Flintoff when England calls. They have Dominic Cork, who will be hungry for success and he claimed a half century of victims last summer. Peter Martin is still there, together with John Wood and Glen Chapple.

They have slow left-armer Gary Keedy who topped the averages last year, as well as Hooper’s off-spin. There is no Mark Ealham sadly, but Ed Smith, Matthew Walker, Robert Key and Fulton are good for runs, while Geraint Jones will be bursting to bat after kicking his heels with England all winter They will win something, for sure.Coach: Simon Willis. Captain: Fulton.Overseas players: Symonds (Aus), Sami (Pak).This season: CCI, NLI. Last season: CCI 4th, NLI 6th, C&G 4th round, Twenty20 Pool stages.In: Niall O’Brien (Ire), David Stiff (Yorks). Out: Ealham (Notts), Matthew Banes, Ian Flanagan, James Hewitt, Peter Trego (all released).LANCASHIREWith two of the finest overseas signings in Stuart Law and Carl Hooper, backed up by Malachy Loye, Mark Chilton, Iain Sutcliffe and Alec Swann, runs should be no problem Wickets may be another matter. Kendall, Kenway, Crawley and Mascarenhas: Your County Needs You It also needs Michael Clarke’s Aussie grit. Billy Taylor adds endeavour but Chris Tremlett carries the bowling burden.Coach: Paul Terry.

Captain: Warne.Overseas players: Warne, Clarke, Shane Watson (all Aus).This season: CCII, NLI. Last season: CCII 8th, NLII 3rd, C&G 3rd round, Twenty20 Pool stages.In: Warne, Clarke, Watson, Billy Taylor (Sussex), Michael Brown (Middlesex). Out: Smith (retired), John Francis (Somerset), Chaminda Vaas, Katich, Ed Giddins, Ian Brunnschweiler, Alex Morris (all released).KENTA squad crammed with runs, wickets and talent. The new coaching set-up should be given quite a start to their jobs because David Fulton and his men can make a serious Championship challenge. Mohammad Sami has destructive capacity with the ball, and Andrew Symonds can do the same with the bat. Martin Saggers, Alamgir Sheriyar and a fit Amjad Khan are complemented by the spinners James Tredwell and Robert Ferley. Whether Shane Warne can pull off miracles in his second coming is debatable.