Shit bowlers. Hoggard, gough, Caddick retired. Simon Jones was injured and Anderson and Broad weren't at their peak. Giles' career was at its end aswell.

So the only reliable guys they had in that period were Harmison and Flintoff. That's it. They had to rely on likes of Sajid Mahmood, Kabir Ali and Jon Lewis who were all very very mediocre if not worse.

Batting wise, Trescothick had retired due to mental issues, Vaughan was past his peak and Strauss and Cook weren't consistent and in poor form. They tried guys like Solanki, Owais Shah, Bopara but they weren't that good at that point. The only reliable batters they had were KP and.... Flintoff.