JAVED OMAR Right hand batsman; right arm leg-spin bowler

FACTFILE DOB: 25.11.76 Team: Dhaka Division Test debut: v Zimbabwe, Bulawayo 2001 ODI debut:v India, Sharjah 1995

An opening batsman who lacks the shot-making flamboyance of some of his team-mates, Omar compensates with a patient approach ideally suited to Test cricket.

But he is not a one-day regular, having made just 28 appearances since his debut eight years ago.

After four Test half-centuries, he achieved a notable breakthrough with an innings of 119 in the recent series in Pakistan.

"He's been arround for a while now and by his own admission had been under-achieving," says coach Dav Whatmore.

"The hundred he got in Peshawar has re-ignited his self-belief, so we hope his form continues."

Omar's vulnerability at the start of an innings remains an area of concern - he has been dismissed for less than 10 in 14 of his 34 Test innings to date, and a further eight times between 10 and 20.