There have been a few great batsmen recently who have produced arguably the greatest performances of their career against an excellent English bowling attack whilst others have wilted. A guy I know who's been watching cricket for 50 years said he'd rarely seen skill, elegance and determination combined like Yousuf in 2006, and obviously Dravid's efforts, the 146* and 112 last year were close to superhuman. But Shiv is threatening to put them both, batting legends, to shame this year. With the advent of the IPL and 20/20, this could well be the last time you see a batsman resist the world's best bowlers on home soil in such dominant fashion.