David English, the founder of the Bunbury Festival, chooses his favourite XI from those players he has known from a young age
1. Alastair Cook
He was just run-hungry – absolutely loved scoring runs! His best shots were the sweep, the cut and the cover drive. He made the most of those three shots. He was – and is – a very nice chap, generous in his captaincy of his team. It was obvious he was a born-leader when he was at the festival 19 years ago.
2. Michael Vaughan
He is a born-captain. For somebody who was just 14-and-a-half years old, he was self-composed, confident a...