5 players to watch

1. Stuart Broad has played 156 matches for England taking 552 wickets with an economy of 2.95.

2. The veteran bowler, James Anderson has played 172 matches and has scalped 657 wickets for the team at an economy of 2.8

3. One of the greatest batsmen for England, Joe Root has played 121 matches in which he had scored 10458 runs at an average of 50.77.

4. The newly appointed skipper has scored 5280 runs in 83 matches for England at an average of 36.16 and has also picked 183 Test wickets.

5. Jonny Bairstow has been in the form of his life. He has played 87 matches and has scored 5415 test runs at an average of 37.34.