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Will Yorkshire win the County Championship for a third season in a row? We asked Sky Sports experts Bob Willis, David Fulton and Mark Butcher whether they think Jason Gillespies men will rule four-day cricket again or if another team will prevent the Tyes from going back-to-back-to-back.Our pundits have also predicted who will drop into Division Two, who will be promoted, and which sides will land this terms limited-overs trophies, plus they gave us tips on which batters and bowlers to look out for...BOB WILLISCounty Championship winners: Yorkshire - they are the best all-round side by far and will make it three in a row.Relegated: Somerset and Lancashire - Somersets bowling is not strong enough and neither, with Ashwell Prince retiring, is Lancashires batting.Division Two champions: Worcestershire - some shrewd overseas recruits will see the Pears continue to yo-yo between the divisions.T20 Blast champions: Birmingham Bears - they are excellent in short-form cricket with guys like Rikki Clarke and Jeetan Patel. James Taylor and Notts will win the One-Day Cup, says Bob Royal London One-Day Cup champions: Nottinghamshire - with Alex Hales, Michael Lumb and Samit Patel, they are long overdue some one-day success.Batsman to watch: Joe Weatherley - I like the look of this young Hampshire batsman and hope he gets a run in the side.Bowler to watch: Mason Crane - Weatherleys county colleague is a super leg-spinning prospect who should go from strength to strength. Brendon McCullum will play limited-overs cricket for Middlesex this term Best overseas signing: Brendon McCullum - the Middlesex mans international days are over but he has plenty to offer any team.DAVID FULTONCounty Championship winners: Warwickshire - they have Ian Bell and Jonathan Trott to shore up the top order and a formidable bowling attack of Chris Woakes, Keith Barker, Chris Wright and Boyd Rankin followed by Patel and Clarke. Yorkshire are favourites but three in a row is hard to do. Will Warwickshire seamer Chris Woakes win the Championship this season? Relegated: Lancashire and Durham - these are two very good sides but this is the toughest Division One Ive seen. Lancashire will miss Prince, while Durham might find themselves inserted a lot at home under the new toss rules on pitches which traditionally do a bit early on.Division Two champions: Sussex - they have a lot of pedigree with players used to playing in Division One. Im backing them to go straight back up, although Essex will push them close.T20 Blast champions: Somerset - With Chris Gayle and Mahela Jayawardene as overseas players and James Allenby, Peter Trego and Craig Overton offering their all-round skills, plus James Hildreth, Roelof van der Merwe and Yasir Arafat in tow, this team is dynamic in the extreme. David Fulton is backing James Vince and Hampshire for silverware Royal London One-Day Cup champions: Hampshire - James Vince is a popular captain and will lead from the front again, while the coming-of-age Liam Dawson and Adam Wheater will be backed up by senior pros Sean Ervine and Michael Carberry and new signing Reece Topley.Batsman to watch: Daniel Bell-Drummond - the Kent star could be ready to open in Tests alongside Alastair Cook come the Pakistan series. He is good enough to cement a spot, too, as he is strong off the back foot, technically sound and has a good mind. Bell-Drummond targets the top Kent star wants promotion and England call-up Bowler to watch: Mark Footitt - it will be fascinating to see how he steps up to Division One cricket with Surrey after switching from Derbyshire. If Footitt takes wickets on flat Oval pitches an England Test bow is still a possibility but time is running out.Best overseas signing: Matt Henry - if the seamer stays fit he could be a real handful early season in Division Two and propel Worcestershires promotion charge. For the T20 Blast, look no further than Gayle. He is loved in Somerset and smashed it all over Taunton last year.MARK BUTCHERCounty Championship winners: Yorkshire - its hard to look beyond the reigning champions, though I do think they will be pushed by Warwickshire.Relegated: Lancashire and Somerset - like, Bob, I think the formers batting and the latters bowling are a tad weak.Division Two champions: Sussex - they have a strong squad, with Ross Taylor around early season, and fresh management, too. Will Luke Wright captain Sussex back into Division One? T20 Blast champions: Surrey - Jason Roy will lead a quality batting attack and there is power in the bowling as well.Royal London One-Day Cup champions: Warwickshire - Ian Bell will add middle-order class to an excellent bowling attack.Batsman to watch: Rory Burns - the Surrey man is a tough and talented opening batsman. He will continue to grow this year. Keep an eye on Rory Burns, says Butch Bowler to watch: Mason Crane - leg-spinners are a very useful commodity and Hampshire have a really good one.Best overseas signing: Dwayne Bravo - he bowls excellent slower balls, hits boundaries and takes catches. Surrey will benefit in the T20 Blast. Also See: QUIZ: County Championship CC Div One preview CC Div T20 preview Eye on England Ecco Baratas . Its great to be back for another season in Banditland, and Im looking forward to another competitive season with my teammates, said Tavares. Tienda De Zapatos Ecco . Although Olivetti, a qualifier, had 13 aces, he failed to force a single break-point chance on Gasquets serve and lost his own three times. Gasquet next plays third-seeded Jerzy Janowicz of Poland, who won had 18 aces in a 6-2, 6-4 win against seventh-seeded Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France. http://www.eccobaratas.es/ . The 19-year-old from Westmount, Que., was edged 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-3 by third-seeded Alize Cornet of France. Cornet broke Bouchard twice in the last set and saved six break points in the three-hour match. Zapatos Ecco España . The Montreal Alouettes announced Tuesday that they have acquired the return specialist from Calgary, as well as the Stampeders fifth-round draft pick in the 2014 CFL Canadian Draft. Ecco España Baratas .C. -- Authorities say the brother of Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White has been shot and killed outside a South Carolina nightclub.TORONTO - The Raptors locker room was unnervingly quiet Friday evening, about how you would expect it after the implausible ending that sealed the teams fate in a double-overtime disaster. In the back corner sat an inconsolable John Salmons, the elephant in the room. Facing his locker, Salmons slouched forward in his chair, his head down in his hands and a long black towel draped over him. One by one his teammates came over to comfort him, patting him on the back and offering words of encouragement. He didnt move. He remained in that position, perfectly still for over 30 minutes. They win as a team and they lose as a team, but Salmons felt the brunt of it on this night. What seemed like a sure victory late in the second overtime period began to unravel when an exceptional player made an exceptional shot. With the Raptors up by eight, 49 seconds away from an improbable victory and season-sweep of the 50-win Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant banked in a 27-foot three-point jumper. Following another Thunder three - this one courtesy veteran assassin Derek Fisher - Salmons threw away an inbounds pass on the baseline, only to break up Durants runner and get sent to the line. With less than 10 seconds remaining, now up two, Salmons clanked both free throws, paving the way for the leagues leading scorer to do what he does best. Break hearts. "Great players make great plays," Dwane Casey said of Durant, moments after his 31-foot pull-up dagger gave the Thunder a 119-118 victory. Since coming over from Sacramento in December, Salmons has been praised for his poise and veteran savvy late in games, many of which hes helped them win. This was not his finest hour. "Hes a veteran (and) in those situations youve got to believe in him, that hes going to make those free throws," Casey said of Salmons, playing in place of Terrence Ross, who left the game with a hip contusion. "We had to go with John in that situation. Hes been one of our best defenders in that situation, but its not just one guy." The Raptors, now 1-6 in OT this season, need to close out these types of games. Salmons needs to be better down the stretch, they know it and so does he. It was three months ago, almost to this day that the Raptors pulled off their most impressive win of the season, a 104-98 victory in Oklahoma City. Coming off an OT win in Dallas a couple days prior and trailing by as many as 10 in the fourth, Toronto shocked the Thunder, who were undefeated at home at the time. "It helped kick start us going forward," Casey said of that night. "It helped our chemistry, it helped our togetherness it helped blend in the old and the new guys together." It would not have happened if not for Salmons. The 12-year vet spearheaded his new teams comeback, scoring nine points in the final quarter. After the game his teammates raved about his leadership and calming effect on the floor. Kyle Lowry gave him the game ball. Like Patrick Paterson - sttill out with an injured elbow - Greivis Vasquez, who was spectacular before fouling out Friday, and Chuck Hayes, Salmons fingerprints are all over the teams resurgence and that should not be forgotten, internally or externally.dddddddddddd The Raptors proved something to themselves in OKC that night. They proved that they belonged. Three months later, clinging onto the Easts third seed and top spot in the Atlantic Division, they fell just short of proving something to everybody else. For whatever reason the franchise and its fan base has been battered by losses of the devastating variety to the point in which theyre almost immune to them. Toronto has lost 10 straight overtime games at home, an NBA record. "It does (hurt)," Casey admitted, "but we cant let it." "We cant let this game (give us a) hangover. (Its) a big learning experience for our guys. Youre playing with one of the top teams in the league, one of the top players... and you give yourself a chance to win in (double) overtime." KD the magnificent It seems impossible to fathom that Friday once started off as a slow night for Durant. The Thunder forward made just three of his 12 first-half shots but once Russell Westbrook went down in the third quarter - colliding with Lowry and spraining his surgically repaired right knee - Durant, with the help of some generous officiating, completely took over. Durant scored 51 and finished with 12 rebounds and seven assists, getting to the line 19 times and extending his streak of 25 or more points to 34 games, longest since Michael Jordans 40-game run in 1986-87. Amirs memorable game Playing in his 500th career contest, Amir Johnson nearly willed his team to victory. The Raptors forward recorded a double-double of 25 points and 12 rebounds, connecting on 12 of his 19 shots in 50 minutes of action. He also spent the bulk of the second half guarding Durant, per his own request made after Ross exited with the hip injury. "It was tough, man," he said, asked about defending the leagues leading scorer. "Hes my height, out there shooting from half court. Theres not too much you can do but double team that." "He did a great job," Casey added. "I felt for him. Hes hurt. He was all over him, draped over him. (Durant) made a tough shot. Theres nothing Amir did wrong." The stat For the first time since Jan. 13, 2013, the Raptors had four players score 20 or more points. Along with Johnson, DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors with 33 points, hitting all but one of his 16 free throws, while Lowry added 25 and Vasquez scored 21 off the bench. The quote "We couldnt go another overtime," Durant said. "I had to live with whatever happened. You had to get out of there. I wasnt trying to go to another overtime. I pulled up for it, it looked good when it left my hands and God guided that thing to the basket, man. That was the craziest game Ive ever been a part of." ' ' '
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