Sarwan remains a big barrier to English success
Nobbling the opposition’s best batsmen with cunning plans was one of several qualities England supporters took for granted when Duncan Fletcher was the national coach, writes Scyld Berry in the Sunday Telegraph .
Ramnaresh Sarwan was Man of the Series when England lost 1-0 in the Caribbean earlier this year, scoring more than twice as many runs as the next West Indian, with three centuries and a 90 in his six innings. England will not avenge their defeat if Sarwan is also the man of the two-Test series which starts at Lord’s on Wednesday.
At the mention of KP, Chanderpaul's face grows very dark. On the recent West Indies tour Pietersen took a swipe at him, accusing him of "playing for himself". It was a comment that Chanderpaul did not take lightly.
George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo