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Stuart Broad is expecting an exciting start to the County Championship season with plenty of England players available to their teams.Broad, who was not involved in Englands World Twenty20 squad, is expected to feature for Nottinghamshire when they open their Division One campaign at home to Surrey on Sunday.And he could be joined in the early fixtures by a number of his Test colleagues, including seamer James Anderson and captain Alastair Cook, with England not playing their first Test of the summer until May 19 against Sri Lanka. Its exciting, Broad told Sky Sports News HQ. Weve got a really big summer ahead as an England side. Weve got seven out of the nine Test trophies available to us, and the two we dont have are Sri Lanka and Pakistan, who we play this year.I think every player will want to hit the ground running. Weve got Yorkshire coming here to Trent Bridge [starting on May 1] which will be a fantastic game, full of international players. Im not sure bowling to Joe Root will be much fun but well see how we go.The start of the year is so important to counties to get up the table, try and win your first three or four games and make a really good start to your season. Australia bowler Jackson Bird will be Nottinghamshires overseas player in the early months of 2016 season Weve just had [Australia bowler] Jackson Bird arrive today. Dont know if he is playing this week against Cambridge MCCU, but hell be ready to go for Sunday.We look like we should have a strong side and its our aim to hit the ground running, starting with Surrey.County cricket will see changes this season, doing away with mandatory coin tosses, with visiting sides getting the choice whether to bat first. Only if the visiting captain declines to bat will a toss take place.Its an interesting one, Broad added. A lot of the wickets I have played on in Division One have been really good. I think its maybe aimed a little more at Division Two where teams are trying to get out of the division, creating wickets that do a bit. Broad was one of Englands stars in the Test series win over South Africa A lot of the seamers who got wickets in Division Two last season were under 80mph which proves the wickets were doing too much.But I know from playing in the Ashes, winning the toss and bowling at Trent Bridge can be a good thing. It will be interesting to see what kind of wickets are prepared.Also See:County build-up LIVE!Somerset sign JayawardeneGlamorgan bring in TaitYorkshire embracing pressureAthletics Jerseys 2020 . Spiller left Week 3s 27-20 loss to the New York Jets with a thigh injury, but fully practiced with the team all week and expects to be ready to go on Sunday. Chris Bassitt Athletics Jersey ., for the next three years with the signings on Monday of Daryl Townsend and Michael Carter. https://www.cheapathleticsonline.com/ . 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The candidates -- all previously announced in their own countries -- are: Almaty, Kazakhstan; Beijing; Krakow, Poland; Lviv, Ukraine; Oslo, Norway; and Stockholm.Sitting atop the Metropolitan Division and with one of the leagues best records, it may be hard to find fault with the New York Rangers play.Recent results at Madison Square Garden seem to indicate otherwise.The Rangers look to halt a three-game home losing streak as they meet the surging Ottawa Senators for the first time this season Sunday night.New York won six of its last nine against Ottawa, but the three losses all came in Manhattan. Thats where New York (15-6-1) got off to a hot start this season, winning eight of its first nine and outscoring the opposition 42-19.However, the Rangers were outscored 13-6 in consecutive losses to the struggling Vancouver Canucks, the Florida Panthers and the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. Ottawa comes into this contest in position for a season-high fourth straight victory.A reason for those struggles could be traced to Michael Grabner, J.T. Miller and Kevin Hayes all slumping simultaneously.From Oct. 13 through Nov. 6, nine Rangers had at least seven points at Madison Square Garden. Miller led the way with 12 points (five goals, seven assists), followed by Hayes with 11 (five goals, six assists) and Grabner -- enjoying a career resurgence -- had eight, including six goals.Over the last three home games, though, Miller and Grabner havent had a point and Hayes recorded one assist.In the Rangers 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday, Hayes scored and Miller drew an assist, but the star of the game was Henrik Lundqvist as he made 19 of his season-high 40 saves in the third period.Tonight we werent great; our goaltender was, Rangers defenseman Marc Staal told the New York Daily News.With a minimum of 35 career appearances, Lundqvist has a losing record against only one opponent. In 36 games against the Senators, Lundqvist is 15-17-3 with a 2.08 goals-against average, .931 save percentage and one shutout. When he faces them at home, though, King Henrik is 5-12-2 with a 2.32 GAA and .921 save percentage.Lundqvist needs one win to tie Mike Vernon for 13th on the career victories list with 385.Antti Raanta, who relieved Lundqvist in Wednesdays 6-1 home loss to Pittsburgh, gave up five goals and lost in his only appearance against the Senators in 2014 while with the Chicago Blackhawks.Ottawa (13-7-1) is coming off Saturdays 2-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. Craig Anderson stopped 32 shots and Kyle Turris broke a 1-1 tie with 3:32 to play.In eight career starts at Madison Square Garden, Anderson is 6-1-1 with a 1.59 GAA, a .951 savve percentage and two shutouts.dddddddddddd. However, Anderson has been on the losing end in each of his last two games there, surrendering six goals.Ottawa coach Guy Boucher did not immediately say if Anderson or Mike Condon would start in goal. Condon hasnt played since giving up a season-high five goals in a loss to the Nashville Predators on Nov. 17.Thats why youve got flights, Boucher said. It gives you a bit of time to reflect on what you want to do the next day.Ottawa has surrendered the opening goal in 11 straight games, posting a 6-4-1 record.You dont want to get in the habit of playing from behind, but were showing good mental toughness by not letting a goal affect the way we play, Anderson said.The Senators also are 2-0-0 in the second games of back-to-back contests this season.Surprisingly, the Senators most productive scorer at Madison Square Garden is Chris Kelly with seven goals, including a pair of game-winners, and two assists in 11 games. Kelly, who returned to Ottawa as a free agent in July after five-plus seasons with the Boston Bruins, has a goal and two assists in 21 games but hasnt registered a point in 13 straight.New Yorks Matt Puempel wont have to wait long for a chance to face his former team. Puempel, a first-round pick by Ottawa in 2011, was claimed off waivers by the Rangers on Monday, one day after ex-Senator Mike Zibanejad suffered a broken leg thats expected to sideline him for up to two months.Puempel, who failed to earn a point in 13 games with Ottawa, scored in his first game with the Rangers on Friday -- and took a shot at his former organization.They let you play here. They let you play to your strengths, Puempel told the New York Post on Saturday. They know there are going to be mistakes. Theyre not barking at you every time you come off the ice. Its beneficial.The Rangers acquired Zibanejad in July for Derick Brassard and swapped picks in the 2018 NHL Draft. Zibanejad, a two-time 20-goal scorer at 23 years old, had five goals and 10 assists in 19 games.Brassard is struggling with his new club, posting three goals, including one on the power play, and six assists in 21 games.The 29-year-old Brassard averaged 21.3 goals and 33 assists in three full seasons with New York from 2013-16. He also provided a spark on the power play, leading the team with eight man-advantage goals last season and tying for the team lead with seven in 2013-14. ' ' '