Anderson at his absolute peak

Nasser Hussain is very impressed with James Anderson and England after their ruthless demolition of West Indies. Hussain goes so far as to write in the Daily Mail: "[England] are now the narrow favourites for the big one coming up in July and which I envisage being possibly as tight and dramatic as in 2005".

Former England coach Duncan Fletcher is also happy with Anderson's progress and feels that if he maintains his level of performance, he can do for England what Simon Jones did in 2005 – but with added extras. He writes in the Guardian.

Like Jones, he swings the ball at pace, but he swings it both ways on a regular basis and I would say he swings it even more than Jones did. And, unlike Jones, Anderson is the undisputed attack leader. If he can maintain that level of performance, he can be a match-winner in the Ashes this summer.

In the same paper, Lawrence Booth assesses where the England players stand ahead of the Ashes series.