Burrow has been just about our only attacking threat and for me is the first name on the teamsheet at the moment .

Last year he lost his opening batsman to England so no sure how you compare the two?

Cricket like rugby is a team game - I didn't realise the middle order and the bowlers weren't allowed to score runs!! Perhaps if coach at Leeds could get the team spirit Yorkshire have i.e. Yorkshire lose a few wickets the other players get stuck in, Leeds concede a try and the whole team capitulates then they wouldn't currently be bottom of the table!!

Yorkshire have played the last 3 seasons without their best player - Root - could you image Leeds playing without their best player Sinfield - oh yes we can

Not sure about that...yes he always looks 'busy' but can't think what threat he poses exactly. Making a killer pass certainly doesn't spring to mind; nor any sort of decent kick, high or long. The last (ducking under tackles) clean break I cannot remember either.

He had a good 3 game spell, Hull, Saints, Hudds. Apart from that not much to write home about.

So you and me are in agreement then?

Those players likely to be selected for internationals are your very best players - because of their quality the hardest players to replace? Yorkshire lost 7 players to international calls in 2015

Cricket is immune from injuries - 2015 saw a number of injuries to key players - add to that Gale's suspension

Great coaches deal with adversity they don't throw the towel in the minute they hit a bit of hardship - they get on with it and maintain standards given the options they have.

A typical reply from you I will ignore half the points raised because they make me look bad - you are a joke.

Bang on ....Powell is a brilliant coach best signing Cas have made in recent years

Shhh

why would powell want to move to an ailing club heading for the championship when he's riding high competing for trophies at cas?

Please tell me that's sarcasm. A great year for Cas would be top 4 - they'll never win anything, they'll struggle even to fluke a Challenge Cup win. We're having a shocker this year but we'll be back near/at the top in a couple of seasons, so if Powell wants silverware there aren't many better places to go.

On this subject (and seeing as we've been stopped from talking about one rumour tonight... ) has anyone else heard talk of Dave Furner coming to us as head coach?

Confidence, not arrogance. We'll be Middle 8's this season but we can stay up, and then we'll build over the next couple of seasons. I reserve my right to be a 'glass half full' type of chap...

Good luck with that two year forecast.

Nothing worthwhile coming through the academy, at least a dozen players that will need replacing along with a tiny salary cap still set at 1999 levels.

It'll be a cakewalk for the best run club in SL