ANTHONY McGrath expects Yorkshire to seal the LV= County Championship title in style by beating closest rivals Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, starting on Tuesday.

The former White Rose captain and Championship winner in 2001 says the current side are in too good a run of form to slip up now.

McGrath also hopes this success can be the catalyst for more silverware in years to come, something he and his team-mates were not really able to do even though they won the C&G Trophy in 2002.

Yorkshire are 26 points clear of second-placed Notts with two matches to play and the hosts need to better Yorkshire's haul in that fixture by three points to take the title race beyond next week.

"You'd certainly have to say that we've got one hand on the Championship now," said McGrath, currently involved at Yorkshire as a part-time player mentor.

"It's a massive mountain for Notts to claw back. It's not mathematically impossible by any means, but even if they were to win next week and Yorkshire got bonus points, it's still a big task.

"To be honest, I expect Yorkshire to go on and beat Notts next week.

"They're in such good form. A draw would do Yorkshire but the way they play I don't think they go out for draws. By this time next week, I think we'll know where the Championship's going.

"The way the lads have played, only to lose once. The loss at Durham is going to be a huge psychological blow to Notts and potentially Gary Ballance and Joe Root coming back. The strength is there for Yorkshire.

"It's been far too long for a club of Yorkshire's size. We didn't really build on winning it in 2001 with the squad we had. Hopefully this is the catalyst for a few more."

A win at Notts would be the perfect way to celebrate for one of McGrath's former team-mates, Jonny Bairstow, who plays his 100th first-class match at Trent Bridge.

McGrath, also born in Bradford like Bairstow, was captain when he debuted with 82 not out in the second innings of a defeat against Somerset at Headingley in 2009.

"It was a difficult start with him breaking his finger but Jonny's had a good season," added McGrath.

"His exploits with England over the last two years have not gone as well as he would have liked but he has come back this season and scored heavily for Yorkshire and the Lions. That's all you can do."