IN a year where combined efforts have matched the success of individuals, my eyes will be on who collects the team prize during the 2015 edition of Sports Personality of the Year.

We’ve had world champions, yes, but some have made the individual shortlist despite pooling their talents and sharing in team success.

That is not to knock the nominations of the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Tyson Fury and Chris Froome; they add to a list of fine sporting achievements.

There is a case to argue Mo Farah, Greg Rutherford, Jessica Ennis-Hill and co, all warranting individual nominees, could also fall under the collective glory of Team GB.

But in a campaign where he has not won a Grand Slam, and where we were reminded constantly the Davis Cup victory was ‘not a one man show’, Andy Murray makes the SPOTY shortlist.

There’s no doubting Murray’s dominance in the competition, but I’m sure he, and brother Jamie, would like the rest of the GB team that won the so-called ‘World Cup of tennis’ for the first time in 79 years to be recognised.

As it is, the Davis Cup team are currently bookies’ favourites for the top gong.

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Then there is Kevin Sinfield, whose nomination must be a nod to ‘lifetime achievement’ rather than personal form in a similar way to when Ryan Giggs scooped top spot in 2009.

It could have been Sinfield or the outgoing Jamie Peacock if that was the criteria, because the union-bound Leeds Rhinos legend was definitely not the Carnegie club’s top performer this season.

That is not to say individual talent should not be recognised in a team scenario, as is this case for England women’s football and Lucy Bronze.

Bronze, unlike Sinfield, was arguably her side’s best player and shortlisted for the Golden Ball at the World Cup in Canada.

And England’s performance, reaching the semi-finals and achieving a best-ever third-place, will likely plant them among the frontrunners for the team award.

But there were also some great performances in England’s Ashes-winning team, Joe Root and Jimmy Anderson stand out, although not enough to catch the selection panel's eye.

We all love to argue over who should or shouldn’t have made it, I’ve seen shouts for Nigel Owens, AP McCoy and Tai Woffinden, but not all can feature in the public vote.

Team of the Year remains a surprise until prize-night though, and perhaps GB record-breaking rowing duo Helen Glover and Heather Stanning can cause a shock – the Olympic, European and World record holders don’t even make most odds lists.