England's touring party is lacking the Pietersen factor

With all the furore surrounding the Kevin Pietersen saga it is easy to dismiss the fact that England have named their touring party for the one-day Internationals in the West Indies and the World Twenty/20 in Bangladesh as they bid to rebuild after the Australian disaster.

In addition to playing three one-day internationals, England will also face West Indies in three Twenty20 matches in early March.They will then travel to Bangladesh for the World Twenty/20, which takes place between 16 March and 6 April. England's squad, whilst full of capable cricketers, is missing a true world class player that can give supporters hope of winning a major World tournament once again.

Only players such as Jos Buttler and Eoin Morgan can claim to have the shot selection and presence similar to Pietersen but they still lack his x-factor. Ben Stokes has the potential to be a star of the future but is only new to International cricket and supporters should not place their hopes on such a young cricketer so soon.