Andrew Strauss

captain

Age: 29 years 143 days

Playing role: Opening batsman

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Left-arm medium

Ian Bell

Age: 24 years 103 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium

Paul Collingwood

Age: 30 years 58 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium

Alastair Cook

Age: 21 years 210 days

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm slow

Steve Harmison

Age: 27 years 273 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium

Matthew Hoggard

Age: 29 years 204 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium

Geraint Jones

wicketkeeper

Age: 30 years 9 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Jon Lewis

Age: 30 years 331 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium

Sajid Mahmood

Age: 24 years 214 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium

Monty Panesar

Age: 24 years 89 days

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox

Kevin Pietersen

Age: 26 years 26 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm offbreak

Marcus Trescothick

Age: 30 years 210 days

Playing role: Opening batsman

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium

Jamie Dalrymple

withdrawn player

Age: 25 years 183 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm offbreak

Liam Plunkett

withdrawn player

Age: 21 years 108 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast