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Neil Dexters decision to leave a county that finished runners-up in Division One last season to join the one that had finished bottom of Division Two for three seasons in a row might have seemed somewhat perverse looking from the outside.At 31, he could not afford to make the wrong choice, but he says he felt confident from the outset and after half a season in his new surroundings nothing has happened to make him question his wisdom. His contribution already includes two centuries, the second against Gloucestershire this week.Leicestershires tight grip on the wooden spoon did not loosen despite the euphoria last June of ending their extraordinary 37-match winless streak in four-day cricket, but they have metamorphosed this season into potential promotion contenders - 15 points off the top with a game in hand and a bedraggled season still to take shape.It was a hard decision to leave Middlesex, Dexter admitted. Things were always good at Middlesex. I enjoyed my time there working with good people.But I wanted to bat higher up the order than I had been doing with Middlesex and when I sat down with Wasim Khan and Andrew McDonald to discuss coming here they were very clear in their plans and about what they wanted to achieve.It is a club with clear direction and I was confident that it was going to be a good move. And so far Ive enjoyed every minute of it here.Khan and McDonald sold their vision, too, to Essexs Mark Pettini and Lancashires Paul Horton as they moved to add quality, experience and a vital winning mentality to the squad. All three have had a positive impact on the dressing room environment.We are quite a tight knit bunch already, Dexter said. In terms of where we are heading and what we are trying to achieve over the next few years we are already on the right lines.If anything we have got to where we are as a team and a club a bit quicker than I thought.There are times when things are tough. The T20 has tested us a team but it shows how strong we are the way the team is bouncing back in the four-day stuff on the back of disappointment.In cricketing terms, then, it has been a good move. Where Middlesex felt they could make no guarantees of a regular first-team place - even though managing director of cricket Angus Fraser was willing to talk about a new contract - Leicestershire see him as just the right fit.For Dexter, moreover, there has been an unexpected bonus in moving out of the hustle and bustle of live in London. It has reminded how much he appreciates a less frenetic way of life.I wont lie, I struggled at times with living in London, he said. I think it is a hard place, so busy from the moment you walk out of your front door and until you get out of it again you dont realise how tough a place it is to live.Maybe it is the way Ive been brought up. And I started in Kent, too, where the atmosphere is a bit more relaxed.Ive got a young family now and having a bit more of a relaxed life and a bit more family time, time when you can get away and it actually feels like you are away from cricket - its really good.Whats more, he says, Grace Road feels like a proper home ground, something that Lords, for all its history and its status as the home of cricket, can never really be for a Middlesex player. Dont get me wrong, I loved my time at Middlesex and to play at Lords every other week is a privilege I will never forget, he said. But Lords never really felt like home. When you dont own your own ground, you cant ever really call it home.Here, when you leave the ground you can leave stuff in the dressing room but at Lords, although the Middlesex players have lockers, you had to appreciate that the dressing rooms had to be cleaned, maybe for a charity match or something involving other teams and you couldnt just leave your gear behind.Inevitably, too, because the area around Lords isnt the cheapest, the players live some distance away, so if you needed something at short notice you couldnt just nip back to the ground to get it.And you didnt know from one day to the next where you were going to be training. Lords and MCC have worked really hard over the last few years to try to get the players more time in the Lords nets so we didnt have to go elsewhere but it was always going to happen that you sometimes had to.You have to accept that, though, and there are many advantages. The people at Lords and the Middlesex members were great to me. I left on very good terms, I still follow them closely and I wish them well.They remember him with affection, too, as the captain of the side that won promotion as Division Two champions in 2011, which is something on his CV, along with more than 6000 runs and over 100 wickets in his first-class career, that commands respect at Grace Road, where he is only too willing to share the benefits of his experience.People ask me about coaching and Im not sure, he said. I feel I have more to contribute as a player first. But I like working one-to-one with the younger guys, just chatting to them. I love being able to pass on some experience and knowledge and it would be great if I can help them move on to the next level because they are the future of the club.Leicestershire remain third, with the top two, Essex and Kent, about to meet at Chelmsford. Does he think their recovery can be so pronounced that in a season in which only the winners of Division Two go up they have a serious chance of promotion?When I was at captain at Middlesex I was never one to make predictions, he said. You can look too far ahead sometimes. You can talk but youve got to back it up with actions.All we can do is play good cricket and there are a lot of games to come. I wouldnt like to say we cant get promotion but Im not going to say we will.What is good is that as well as the matches we have won, we have been competitive most of the time and in the rain-affected games we have won a lot of sessions.It is what happens now that counts, at the business end of the season. If you can go on a winning streak at the right time you can be away. Air Max 720 Wholesale China .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Air Max 720 Outlet Sale . 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Our experts weigh in on four of the biggest questions in NASCAR as the Sprint Cup Series gears up for the final event Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway:Turn 1:?Four drivers, one race for the championship. Who raises the Sprint Cup trophy?Ricky Craven, ESPN NASCAR analyst: This is a very balanced championship race, with no clear favorite, not a long shot among the four. All things being equal, no flat tires, mechanical issues, etc. It becomes a door-to-door battle between Joey Logano and Jimmie Johnson. Im favoring experience! Johnson wins his seventh title.Ryan McGee, ESPN.com: I would love to see some history made. I was there the day Dale Earnhardt won his seventh Cup and I would love to be there to see Johnson win his seventh. I think they will regret letting Kyle Busch sneak into this thing. His been-there/done-that factor is fresh after last year and Ive always said that this format was made for him. So, Kyle it is.John Oreovicz, ESPN.com: \Logano. Hes the youngest driver to make the Chase final under the elimination format and its his second crack at the title. Hes in position to become the youngest Cup champion since Jeff Gordon more than 20 years ago and it would be the perfect way to cap the celebration of Roger Penskes 50-year anniversary as a team owner.Bob Pockrass, ESPN.com: I picked Carl Edwards to start the Chase. At the time, it seemed that the combined experience of Edwards and crew chief Dave Rogers along with the strength of Toyota would allow them to prevail. While they didnt show it for much of the Chase, they showed it at Texas, and that is good enough for me to stick with the pick.Turn 2: Should the championship race rotate among tracks?Craven: Weather is too important of a factor, so considering the time of year, Miami makes a lot of sense. Las Vegas could be an option, perhaps Phoenix -- but where else could we go and be confident the climate would accommodate a mid-November championship race? I like the season beginning and ending in Florida.McGee: Nope. I love this setting and I think this track is the perfect 1.5-mile representative of the bread-and-butter of the season. The title finishes weve had at Homestead-Miami have been pretty amazing. If theyre going to rotate races, rotate the All-Star Race.Oreovicz: No. Homestead is unique among intermediate ovals and its a racy enough track to make it an interesting venue for the finale. Miami is also a popular place for northern fans to soak up one last weekend of sunshine before the winter sets in.Pockrass: It doesnt have to rotate among tracks. Homestead-Miami Speedway is a great track as far as racing goes with the current package and progressive banking. A driver makes a difference. How many places could play host to a race this time of year that could say that? And please donnt say Daytona.dddddddddddd.Turn 3: How should Johnson celebrate if he earns his seventh championship?Craven: He should take his entire family, closest friends, and all of Hendrick Motorsports to Disney World (geographically convenient).?McGee: By taking pictures in Victory Lane while wearing a Richard Petty cowboy hat and a pair of Dale Earnhardt Gargoyles.Oreovicz: First by paying respects to Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt. Then he can unveil the hashtag or social media campaign that will accompany his run for eight. #H8ters #8for48.Pockrass: A seven-mile run with a shot of tequila at each mile mark. And with all his team with him. On Facebook Live so we could see which ones make it.Turn 4:?NASCAR chairman Brian France is going to give a state of the sport talk on Sunday. What should he say?Craven: What have been ?our greatest gains made in the last year? I would like to hear what Brian believes are our greatest headwinds. I would like to know ?if there is a vision of our sport competing in Mexico and Canada (one race each?) in the near future. His view on the impact Tony Stewart has had on our sport, who among our young drivers is best suited to fill the void Stewart and Jeff Gordon leave? What are we doing as an industry to appeal to younger consumers, how are we innovating to become the most entertaining option for people spending their entertainment dollars?McGee: He should be honest. Throwing 100 percent sunshine around the room will come off as totally phony. Im not one who thinks that the sport is this doomed sinking ship that can never be saved. But the numbers are what they are and the lack of a title sponsor is what it is. Just be honest about those things and if theyve been a source of stress and concern, say that. ISC shareholders will probably wince for a few minutes, but 45 minutes of being straightforward -- or at the very least, not dodgy -- would go miles and miles with both the fan base and the people who make their living in the garage.Oreovicz: Id like to hear a more realistic outlook than the one he recently shared with Inc.com. NASCAR has some serious problems, including declining attendance, sponsorship revenue and television ratings, but in that interview, France came across as oblivious or ignorant of NASCARs basic issues. Acknowledging that all is not perfect would be a good start.Pockrass: The TV ratings and attendance are not where NASCAR would like them to be, and NASCAR is aware that those hurt teams the most in their quest for sponsorship, which remains the backbone of their revenue stream. So NASCAR will look at ways to increase team sponsor value, even if it is at a cost to NASCAR itself. ' ' '