Ben Hollioake gets bounce and movement at a lively lick and Tudor sent out alarm signals with this speed two years ago by cleaning up the likes of Graham Gooch. He will need plenty of looking after though. If Lewis's spell in international purdah is not ended, Surrey will be the beneficiaries. After missing a whole season in 1995 it was no surprise that his bowling was inconsistent at times but he proved increasingly important with the bat to play some vital late-season innings. Adam Hollioake broke the Sunday League record with 39 wickets and is a superb bowler late on in one-day games.
Balance comes to any side through having players who can contribute in more than one department.
With his inventive mind, Hollioake may turn to Darren Bicknell's left-arm spin or Shahid as a second leggie. Entering his first year as captain, Hollioake knows it is an exciting time to be taking over. The only target we have set is that in every game we go out there with everyone giving it 100 per cent, playing together as a team. If we do that then there is the natural talent to make sure we are shooting for a lot of titles. But if you start to get carried away then you are in for a very rude shock.