My two pence;
Andrew Strauss - 5/10 - Whenever he got a start he wasted it. Looked a shadow of his old self throughout the series. Marked improved due to a consistent level of fielding throughout.
Alastair Cook - 8/10 - Two well organized centuries at Lords and Old Trafford. Needs to convert them to bigger scores however. Took some good catches close to the bat as well
Michael Vaughan - 7/10 - His long awaited return was a good one on the whole. A gritty century at Headingley followed by three more scores of 40+ shows that he can still bat. Captaincy was as good as you'd expect from one of the best in the world.
Kevin Pietersen - 8/10 - A flamboyant innings at Lords followed by a class-filled double tonne at Headingley shows the class of the man. However, he still has a habit of letting his ego take over and getting out to some rash shots which let the team down. Fielded energetically.
Paul Collingwood - 7/10 - Two hundreds mixed together with some lower scores as well. Always in the game with his electric fielding and caught everything that came his way. Should have been bowled more.
Ian Bell - 7/10 - A century and a 97 were his two highest scores and they oozed class but as has often been he case with Ian Bell, if he doesn't pass 50 then it will often be a low score. Needs to sort that out. Fielding was electric and took some blinders when fielding close-in.
Matt Prior - 8/10 - Batted wonderfully against a less than spectacular attack. If he can reproduce the kind of form he showed in this series against better bowling attacks then England could have unearthed the new Gilchrist/Sangakkara. Keeping was faultless despite the odd fumble against Harmison and Plunkett.
Liam Plunkett - 4/10 - A harsh score but one has to say it's justified. Bowled poorly, fielded lazily and batting was poor despite a 40+ at Headingley. Has immense potential but took a step backward in this series.
Matthew Hoggard - 6/10 - Only 1 and a half Tests due to injury but didn't put a foot wrong in either of them. Most vital contribution of the series came on the 4th evening at Durham where his two quick wickets put West Indies on the backfoot, and his dismissal of Gayle the following morning further commended them to doom.
Steve Harmison - 6/10 - Awful in the first two Tests and the first innings at Old Trafford, but showed his true class after that. Bowled splendidly to help lead us to victory at Old Trafford and was a constant threat at his home ground. Also showed his worth with the bat with some handy lower order contributions.
Ryan Sidebottom - 8/10 - Bowled brilliantly on his second spell in the England team. Always troubled the West Indian batsmen and never put a foot wrong throughout the series. Also batted splendidly and was a surprisingly athletic fielder and safe pair of hands.
Monty Panesar - 9/10 - England's player of the series. Whenever England needed a wicket he provided it. Led us to victory at Old Trafford and Durham with some brilliant spin bowling. A real diamond for English cricket and will surely become a force to be reckoned with. Fielding was less than he is capable of and batting could still do with some improving though.
My star man: Monty Panesar.
Moment of the series: Harmison bowling out Fidel Edwards in the second innings at Chester le Street - Was the wicket that signalled the return of Steve Harmison.
Disapointment of the series: Liam Plunkett - We all know that he can do better and so does he.
