Because of his refusal to recognise the status of the so-called Super Series Test match in Sydney in 2004 between Australia and a Rest of the World XI.
Most of the players who secured a 0-0 draw in December's two-Test series in New Zealand were retained for the four Test series against England which starts at Sabina Park in Kingston on 4 February.
It was a jubilant finale to a long winter for England and their 3-2 series win provided consolation for Test and one-day series defeats in India before Christmas and a 1-0 reverse in the Test series in the Caribbean.
They did not win a single Test during the first six series and won a Test and a series for the first time only in 1971.
That risk cannot be totally eliminated, but it can be sharply reduced by conducting a series of test launches prior to the main mission.
Under Aberhart, they pulled off a first-ever series win in the West Indies, home Test and one-day victories over India and a drawn Test series in Australia.
England take a 1-0 lead into the penultimate Test of the series with The Oval Test following on Thursday, 20 August.
Sri Lanka lead the two-Test series 1-0, after they won the opening Test at the Guyana National Stadium by 121 runs.
England went into the series ranked sixth in the standings and having lost the Test series but, helped by the magnificent form of all-rounder Andrew Flintoff and the return to the side of paceman Steve Harmison, they transformed their fortunes in impressive style to move up to third in the rankings.
Following their 2-0 Test series defeat in India, Australia dropped to fifth in the Test rankings, their lowest position since ratings were introduced in 2003.
Now Pietersen faces his first overseas tour, the daunting challenge of a seven-match one-day series against an India team full of confidence after a crushing Test series win over Australia.
Lee has suffered a series of injuries during his international career, which began with the Test series against India in December 1999.
Regional pride was secured when the Kiwis earned a creditable 0-0 series draw in Australia in 2001 and there was also a historic first Test series win in the Caribbean in 2002.
India is currently playing a triangular series with Australia and Sri Lanka in Australia after a poor show in the Test series.
It also capped India's first series win away from home since they defeated Sri Lanka 1-0 in a three-Test series in 1993.
India were beating England 5-0 before the seven-match one-day series was abandoned having earlier earned a comprehensive 2-0 home victory over Australia in a Test series.
Taylor roared back into form spectacularly in the Test series, scoring 319 runs at an average of 106.33, including twin tons in the first Test.
In the Test series with Australia, which ends on Monday, he eclipsed Brian Lara's record to become the highest Test run-scorer.
India's 13-year run without a home Test series defeat looks set to come to an end as South Africa take a 314-run lead in the second Test in Bangalore.
It twice refused to allow the Indian team to play in the annual limited-over series in Toronto and also turned down a request from the Board of Control for Cricket in India to play a Test series in Pakistan last year.
Williams was expected to miss Wales' November Test series against Australia, New Zealand, Samoa and Argentina.
South Africa won the first of the two-Test series in Bombay in just three days.
They've come out and shown we want to make a play in this Test series still.
He also took them to New Zealand in 1993 where the Test series was lost 2-1.
The full squad for the three-Test series will be chosen and announced early next week.
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Nixon also believes England will have learnt from Australia's mistakes in their 2-0 Test series defeat.
Why are the leading players underprepared for the biggest Test series of the year?
They obviously are very experienced and England desperately want to get back into this Test series.
Four years ago Sir Clive Woodward's top-heavy tourists were soundly hammered 3-0 in the Test series.
However, he believes the team is now well-set for the forthcoming four-Test series against England.
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