The Kolpak signing of Duanne Olivier has caused plenty of uproar – will Yorkshire shut out the noise and improve upon a disappointing 2018?

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Captain: Steve Patterson
Last season: CC1: 4/8; RL50: SF; T20: 5/9 North Group
Transfers in: Will Fraine (Notts), Mathew Pillans (Surrey), Josh Poysden (Warks), Duanne Olivier (SA, Kolpak)
Transfers out: Jack Brooks (Somerset), Alex Lees (Durham), Liam Plunkett (Surrey), Azeem Rafiq, James Wainman (both released), Andy Hodd (retired)

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Stick on: Gary Ballance

With Adil Rashid on regular international duty and his red-ball future uncertain, much responsibility falls on Poysden, an exciting 27-year-old leggie who’s struggled for opportunities at Warwickshire

Prediction

CC1: 6/8; RL50: SF; T20: QF

The departure of Jack Brooks – Yorkshire’s leading Championship wicket-taker in 2018 – weakens a squad that found itself embroiled in a relegation battle for much of last season, largely due to hugely disappointing returns from their batsmen. They look better set up for white-ball cricket, with Tom Kohler-Cadmore, who made an immediate impression after arriving from Worcestershire last season, a powerful batsman worth keeping an eye on.

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