It was unfair, and undoubtedly a mistake, to burden Trescothick with the wicket-keeping gloves and his batting in New Zealand suffered as a consequence with scores of 1, 0, 41, 0 and 5.

In India, he was inconsistent but produced two great innings - 121 from 109 balls in Calcutta and 95 from 80 balls in Mumbai.

Took his time to find his range but was outstanding thereafter, scoring quickly and managing four scores over 70, including a century in Delhi.

For one of the best fielders in the side he was uncharacteristically sloppy in New Zealand, spilling five chances in as many matches.

Scratchy with the bat when he returned to India after the break-up of his marriage, he showed his capabilities in New Zealand.

Two fifties, in Napier and Auckland, were convincing one-day innings, with most of his runs coming in singles and twos.

Played in all six one-dayers in India, but his most impressive performance came in his solitary appearance in New Zealand.

A fine all-round match in Auckland - 59 from 53 balls and two catches - ended when he partially dislocated a shoulder but he did enough to suggest that England will persevere with him this summer.

Was treated harshly by the England management, who gave him one match in Zimbabwe, none in India and three - almost by default - in New Zealand.

He nevertheless responded well to a chance in the final game in Dunedin, brought about by Vaughan's injury, by scoring an important - if a little too patient - 57.

Outstanding with the ball, though sometimes na�ve with the bat, Flintoff finally showed why so many observers have raved about his talent for so long.

Having understood that he needed to lose weight in order to be an effective, and genuinely quick, bowler, he must now add better shot-selection to his batting.

Two match-winning performances is about all England had a right expect from the Durham all-rounder, and he should be proud of his 71 from 78 balls in Cuttack and four for 38 in Napier.

Between times, he appeared a little ordinary but with the right players doing their jobs around him he undoubtedly has something to offer and is one of the best fielders in the side.

Predictably, the Gloucestershire off-spinner played a significant part in the series in India, where he showed himself to be gutsy with the bat and enterprising with the ball.

But, assuming Ashley Giles is fit, he will only play if two spinners are required and therefore was not needed in New Zealand.

Another to be given limited opportunity to impress, with just three matches in India.

In Chennai, he responded well to coming in with England 104 for five with nearly 30 overs to go by scoring 38 from 60 balls. But he continues to lack a cutting edge with his bowling.

Injured throughout the tour of India, he played in every game in New Zealand where he improved with each appearance

Time is running out for the 31-year-old, however, and the World Cup may be the extent of his ambitions.

However much he improved during the Test series in India, Foster failed to convince in the one-dayers - and, with a top score of 13 from seven matches, he was "rested" after one match in New Zealand.

By his own admission, he found the relentless travel-play-travel routine of international cricket a little overbearing.

As well as becoming a father for the second time during the New Zealand leg, Giles re-established himself as the top one-day spin bowler in England.

Other than in Delhi, where he took a career-best five for 57, his figures rarely stood out, but he never once lost control in testing circumstances.

Refreshed and with a point to prove, the best strike bowler in England lived up his reputation by taking 21 wickets in 11 matches, and not once going wicketless.

Having bowled England to victory in Cuttack, he almost single-handedly kept them in the hunt during the first two one-dayers in New Zealand with four for 44 and three for 47 before contributing heavily to the two wins.

How England will miss him in the Tests.

Suffered a fall from grace during both one-day series, where he played three games and went for 5.5 runs per over.

Chose the wrong time to say that he was a better bowler than Matthew Hoggard, who took over from him after one match in New Zealand.

Continued to develop into an outstanding new ball bowler, regularly taking top-order wickets.

New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming said that it was, above all, Hoggard's early wickets that did lasting damage as his side lost the third and fourth one-day matches.