kevin pietersen

Averages well above 50 in one-day internationals and is arguably the most dangerous batsman on the planet when in form.

Equalled Viv Richards' record of reaching 1,000 runs in 21 one-day innings and remains one of England's few match-winners.

Pietersen will once again be the main man in the England batting line-up, has all the shots in the book, to go with a couple of his own invention. The 'flamingo shot', whipped from a good length outside off stump through midwicket has become his trademark, and his ability to score off good balls and hit the same delivery in about eight different directions makes setting a field to him little more than guesswork.