Ajmal Shahzad

His route to that stage started in Yorkshire. Born on 27th July, 1985 into a family of Pakistani heritage, he made history as the first British-born Asian cricketer to represent the county. His early progress was slowed by injury, which restricted him to one appearance in 2006 while he was still developing.

The breakthrough arrived in 2009. Staying fit all season, and given more opportunities after Tim Bresnan moved up to the England team, Shahzad had the finest domestic campaign of his career, taking 40 wickets and adding 445 runs from the lower order. That return pushed him ahead of rival candidates and earned him a place in the development squad around England's tour of South Africa in 2009. A senior call-up followed for the visit to Bangladesh early in 2010, where he played his first one-day international at Chittagong.

His Test debut also came against Bangladesh, at Old Trafford in 2010, when Stuart Broad was given a rest. He finished that match with respectable figures, but England's wealth of pace options meant he never got another Test opportunity. He did catch the eye of coach Andy Flower and continued to feature in the one-day side, including at the World Cup, where India punished his bowling but he recovered somewhat with three wickets against Bangladesh. After that tournament he did not return to the England team, and he has since concentrated on county cricket, appearing for Yorkshire, Lancashire and Nottinghamshire.