When Haseeb Hameed was dropped after a horror Ashes series that saw him score just 80 runs in four Tests as England were hammered 4-0 by Australia, the opener vowed that he would 'find a way to get back up from rock bottom'.
And not only did he respond by scoring 1,235 runs at an average of almost 60 to help Nottinghamshire earn promotion back to Division One of the County Championship, he did so at a much quicker rate.
Hameed's career strike-rate in first-class cricket is 41.59 and that drops to 32.02 in Tests - not surprising for a player once nicknamed 'Baby Boycott' - but last season he scored his runs at 62.40.
