The hallowed turf is prepared, the players' whites are freshly pressed, and the return of county cricket is just around the corner, and skipper Steven Mullaney is champing at the bit to return to the field.

The 34-year-old spoke with enthusiasm a day out from Durham's visit as his side look to translate their winter of hard work onto the pitch in the LV= Insurance County Championship.

Watch the captain's eve-of-season interview below.

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