A tall, rangy fast bowler, Sajid Mahmood played eight Tests, 26 ODIs and four T20 matches for England in a career that stalled almost as quickly as it started, being an athlete who bowled rather than a bowler who was an athlete. He was, though, a fine fielder.

Genuinely fast when his rhythm was good, he never quite harnessed the control needed to succeed at the highest level. He also suffered from no-balls, and after stints with Lancashire, Somerset and Essex, he left professional cricket for good in 2015.