Paul Edwards discovers new Leicestershire head coach Paul Nixon is bringing his brand of joy and enthusiasm to the role

Driving force: Paul Nixon, right, shares a joke with his team in the dressing room
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Spend more than five minutes chatting to Paul Nixon and you start to believe him. The optimism and the determination flow out and you begin to share his conviction that Leicestershire’s fortunes can be transformed and that the club which has won just six County Championship matches since 2012 can be taken to new glories.
There is, though, more to it than that....