While her father became involved in the Zionist politics that gave birth to Israel, Mona bent her mind to her opening game.

ECONOMIST: Mona Karff

This hole is either a heart defect (atrial septal defect) or an enlarged natural opening (foramen ovale) that is supposed to close soon after birth.

CNN: Tricuspid atresia

Like his new England team-mate and potential one-day opening partner, Jonathan Trott, Kieswetter represented the country of his birth at the Under-19 World Cup before moving to England.

BBC: Craig Kieswetter is called into England's one-day squad