Michael Vaughan (capt)

Dealt well with the pressures of assuming the captaincy without owning a one-day pedigree, and was praised by players for his relaxed approach to leadership.

Vaughan's first summer in charge was a qualified success

Recovered from poor early form and back trouble with a solid, unbeaten 35 at Headingley after early wickets fell in the rain-hit match against Zimbabwe.

And there were the first hints of his winter Test form in a sparkling 83 under lights against South Africa at Edgbaston, highlighted by some crisp pulls and cover-drives.

Marcus Trescothick

After a poor winter returned to the blasting Trescothick of old with a sequence of 86, 108*, 38, 114 in eight days against Pakistan, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

But the unwelcome sight of the leaden-footed left-hander edging to slip had returned by the end of the NatWest Series, leaving him to fret ahead of the Test series.

Vikram Solanki

The joy of a maiden international hundred at The Oval and a half-century in the Lord's final was tempered by the fact that both venues boasted perfect batting surfaces.

Those two innings aside he failed to reach double figures during the triangular series, although his electric fielding brought a jolt to the new-look side.

Anthony McGrath

Has been given enough space to prove if he has an international future it is in Test rather than one-day cricket, with a half-century at Old Trafford scored at nowhere near one-day pace and a string of scores in the teens.

Increasingly expensive, although he continued to wheedle the odd wicket, his medium-pace bowling became part-time as the series went on.

Andrew Flintoff

For the first time since Ian Botham, an England player has moved into the top three of the PwC all-rounder rankings, and comparisons between the batting styles of the two are inevitable.

Took to his new role at five in the batting order with relish, contributing bludgeoning innings, most noticeably his unbeaten 47 from 37 balls against Zimbabwe to gain a place in the final.

But it is his bowling that has really left a mark, with the economy he has displayed in the last year now augmented by wickets.

Robert Key

Cut a miserable figure in the two matches in which he featured, scoring 11 and nought before being told he could go back to his county for the final week of the series.

James Troughton

Despite gaining praise for his fielding behind square, Troughton was caught there in single figures on three occasions in six innings and never topped 20.

Faces a lengthy return to Warwickshire to convince the selectors he can live up to the early summer hype.

Rikki Clarke

After failing to impress for much of the series, finally showed his county batting form with a run-a-ball 37 against South Africa at Edgbaston, sharing a match-clinching partnership with Vaughan.

Bowling was tried and proved far from international class against Pakistan, although time could make him into a valuable extra member of the attack.

Chris Read

Rarely given the chance to impress with the bat, batting at seven or eight, but his unbeaten 25 against Pakistan at Lord's in partnership with Trescothick, showcased his finishing skills.

And a blemish-less series behind the stumps strengthened the case of those who believe he should keep the gloves ahead of Alec Stewart for the forthcoming Tests.

Ashley Giles

The inquest continues as to where the idea of a negative, over-the-wicket leg-side line came from but it did the left-armer no favours.

Giles had conceded 225 runs without a wicket before he abandoned it to take 2-3 in three overs in the Lord's final.

James Anderson

Try to find fault in 19 wickets from nine games at an average of 17.47 and you will discover only a suspect economy rate of 4.67 runs per over.

Single-handedly ran through Pakistan at The Oval and South Africa at Edgbaston, in the latter match displaying an impressive maturity in returning from a woeful opening spell.

Darren Gough

An inspired exception to the selectorial rule of going for youth, the 32-year-old provided the ideal master to Anderson's apprentice.

His display in the NatWest Series final at Lord's, with seven overs tightening a tourniquet around South Africa's upper order, not only gained him two wickets but was largely responsible for Anderson's three.

Richard Johnson

England's desperation to have Johnson fit for the final showed how quickly he became vital, despite missing the Pakistan matches with a knee injury.

Took few wickets but was an ideal choice once the fielding restrictions eased, accurate but still pacey and exerting just enough swing to keep doubt in batsmen's minds throughout.

Steve Harmison

Bowled just three overs in his only match, again proving that without increased accuracy his pace will not be a weapon in the one-day game.

Kabir Ali

Made his international debut only on paper as the match against Zimbabwe at Headingley was rained off before he could bat, bowl or field.

England missed a great chance to see what the Worcestershire man could do in a dead game at Edgbaston.

James Kirtley

Called up as cover for Johnson during the Pakistan matches but not given the chance to add to his nine one-day caps.