Yorkshire 11/4 for back-to-back titles

Having been comfortably the best side in the 2014 County Championship, Yorkshire lifted the title for the first time since 2001. A year after that success, they were relegated but a consecutive triumph is far more likely for 2015 and they are 11/4 to make it a double.

Yorkshire faced a big question mark last season in how they would cope without their England players. But the absence of Joe Root and Gary Ballance for much of the summer had little affect on their success. 2015 sees a packed international schedule where Root and Ballance could miss Yorkshire's entire summer but this shouldn't hinder them.

A bigger concern would be if Adam Lyth, the highest runscorer in the country in 2014, is selected as England's new Test opener. Replacing his runs will be a major challenge. But Yorkshire found a man to replace the runs they missed from Ballance in 2013, and they can do so again if required. They are the best for a reason and 11/4 to lift the Championship again in 2015.