Captain Steven Mullaney says Nottinghamshire are feeling ambitious heading into the new season
"A lot of work has gone into the journey, which hopefully ends with us winning Division One," Mullaney said.
"As good as it was winning a trophy last year - and it was very special - we also know it was part of the journey.Nottinghamshire went between June 2018 and May 2021 - a period of nearly three years that included the pandemic-interrupted 2020 campaign - without winning a four-day match. Notts last played in the top flight before the pandemic in 2019, when they were relegated without winning a match.
Mullaney says their Division One return, which starts at Hampshire on Thursday, will be a "big challenge" and one every Notts players is "excited" about."I don't think you can win if you don't believe you can.Notts head coach Peter Moores says their season-opener against Hampshire, a side that finished third last season, "is a good place to start".
"Playing against someone that did well last season is a good benchmark to see how we will go," he said.
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