Simon Jones

18 Test matches; 59 wickets; 28.23 average; 6 53 BBI; 47.8 strike rate Perhaps the unluckiest man to play for England, Simon Jones was one of the best in the world when he was in form but was prevented from staying in the side by a brittle body. Like many, he started out as a raw paceman but then began to rely more on swing and variation of pace, and that served him well. His demolition of the Australians in the 2005 Ashes will live long in the memory, especially his use of reverse swing. Unfortunately, his body failed him on a number of occasions.