Captain: Anthony Hall. Professional: Kashif Siddique (Pakistan). Last year: 4.

Anthony Hall: "We have the same set of players as last season and the same professional as for the past seven or eight years and we have a good unit.

"We were fourth last season but we underachieved and wanted to do better.

"I think we can improve on last season but we need to get off to a good start.

"Baxenden will be tough again and Barnoldswick have a few new players so we will have to see just how they do.

Matt Donlan’s prediction: 6.