England's captain Andrew Strauss (L) celebrates with Graeme Swann after the final wicket of their fifth Ashes cricket test match against Australia at the Oval, London in this August 23, 2009 file picture. The emergence of the 30-year-old Englishman over the past 12 months as a match-winner with the ball and an enterprising lower-order batsman who averages almost 33 in test cricket has been startling. Picture taken August 23, 2009. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 25 months ago

England's captain Andrew Strauss (L) celebrates with Graeme Swann after the final wicket of their fifth Ashes cricket test match against Australia at the Oval, London in this August 23, 2009 file picture. The emergence of the 30-year-old Englishman over the past 12 months as a match-winner with the ball and an enterprising lower-order batsman who averages almost 33 in test cricket has been startling. Picture taken August 23, 2009.