Andrew Strauss

captain

Age: 29 years 167 days

Playing role: Opening batsman

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Left-arm medium

Ian Bell

Age: 24 years 127 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium

Paul Collingwood

Age: 30 years 82 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium

Alastair Cook

Age: 21 years 234 days

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm slow

Steve Harmison

Age: 27 years 297 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium

Matthew Hoggard

Age: 29 years 228 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium

Jon Lewis

Age: 30 years 355 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium

Sajid Mahmood

Age: 24 years 238 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium

Monty Panesar

Age: 24 years 113 days

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox

Kevin Pietersen

Age: 26 years 50 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm offbreak

Chris Read

wicketkeeper

Age: 28 years 6 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Marcus Trescothick

Age: 30 years 234 days

Playing role: Opening batsman

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium