Age: 30

Position: Opening batsman

Teams: England, Middlesex

ODIs: 74

Runs: 2,156

Average: 32.66

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Comment: Took to international cricket like a duck to water on his debut three years ago and has been extremely impressive in both Test and limited overs. Suffered his first real form slump on the recently-concluded Tour of Australia. But his career stats so far still prove that he is an absolute class act. A big pressure player who, like Pietersen, tends to deliver when the team needs him.