2) SECOND CHANCES: Peter Moores will be hoping his second stint as coach goes better than his first.
After taking charge of the team in 2007, he lost test series against both of England's summer opponents, away to Sri Lanka and home to India. Moores' first coaching stint, marked by a difficult relationship with then-captain Kevin Pietersen, ended in 2009.
He should take confidence, however, from England's 1-0 win over Sri Lanka in three tests on their own turf in 2011. His new assistant, Paul Farbrace, also controversially left his role as Sri Lanka head coach in April after only four months to join Moores.