England must hope that Pietersen gets on with his job of scoring runs. If he sulks then it will damage team morale. England have to hope that promising talents such as Alastair Cook can make the step up. Cook made eight half-centuries in 2008 from twenty-one innings but has failed to reach three figures in 2008.
Monty Panesar has been out of form and struggled in the recent series in India. His place is under threat and he must look at improving his game. Ian Bell has fallen away since his brilliant 199