As we are currently experiencing arguably the best england XI of the last 30-odd years, it got me thinking as to how the current line-up would change if a 'best of' from that time was considered. Having experienced the lows of Lewis, Maynard, Hick et al in the mid-nineties, i know what the worst would be, but the best...?:

Mine (players at their peak and not injured (cough Simon Jones cough) obvs):
Trescothick
Cook
Trott
Pietersen
Thorpe
Stewart
Flintoff
S. Jones
Swann
Fraser
Anderson

I'd initially gone for an additional batsman (Robin Smith) at Angus Fraser's expense, however that left an awful lot for the bowlers to do...