Who is the captain?

Chris Read

Who are the overseas players?

Adam Voges and David Hussey (both Australia)

Who has arrived?

Stuart Broad (Leicestershire), Alex Hales, Matthew Wood (Somerset), Voges, Luke Fletcher, Andy Carter, Darren Pattinson

Who has left?

David Alleyne, Stephen Fleming, Jason Gallian (Essex), Andre Adams, Simon Francis, Josh Mierkalns

What has the IPL/ICL done to them?

Read played in the rebel ICL and is available all season; Hussey joining the IPL forced a late search for an overseas player to begin the campaign. So which of the leagues has done the more harm to Nottinghamshire?

What is their nickname?

Outlaws

How did they fare last season?

LV County Championship: 2nd, second division; NatWest Pro 40: 2nd, first division; Friends Provident Trophy: 3rd, North conference; Twenty20: Quarter-finalists

What are their prospects?

But for a dreadful performance against Sussex, they would not have gone down in 2006. Back at the first opportunity, they ought to be strong enough to stay there, although their best chance of actual success lies in the one-day arena

What are their strengths?

On paper, the seam attack. Ryan Sidebottom and Stuart Broad are more likely to be sharing the new ball for country than county, but Charlie Shreck and Andrew Harris are skilled practitioners, if injury-prone, while Paul Franks has shown some form in pre-season

What are their weaknesses?

The top order is untried as a unit and Voges has a hard act to follow during the first half of the season when Hussey is away on IPL and Australia duty. Wood and Will Jefferson, the new opening pair, are looking to rebuild their careers. The lower middle-order will be important

One to watch

Samit Patel, 23, can push for an England Twenty20 place, especially if his slow left-arm bowling is allowed to develop