5 English players who started on a high but fizzled out later

Toby Roland-Jones's, in a sensational debut, wrecked South Africa in the Oval Test and enabled England to stage a dramatic comeback in the Test series.

Roland-Jones claimed eight wickets in the game and received applauds from all around for his bowling heroics.

With a scintillating performance in debut Test, the pacer has placed himself on the long list of England players who had a memorable debut game.

However, there is also a list of few cricketers who made headlines because of their sensational debut game but then failed to carry their magic in the subsequent matches.

We look at five such England cricketers who started their career on a high but then faded away.

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#5. Owais Shah

On a difficult Mumbai pitch, the England batsman scored a high-quality knock of 88 runs

There was something special in Owais Shah's batting that kept people glued. He was authoritative when he played his strokes and had an impeccable defence.

Hailed as the next 'Mark Ramprakash', Shah was in headlines since his teenage years as he amassed runs with ease and grace.

A quickfire 28 not out in the debut ODI against Australia was followed by a composed 64 in the next game against Pakistan. The early promise shown by Shah made England believe that they had found the ideal middle-order batsmen who could keep the scoreboard ticking in the middle overs and could hit ferocious strokes in the death overs.

However, the right-hand batsman's performances in subsequent games declined and he was soon warming the benches. A comeback followed in 2006 when he was included in the Test team against India to replace the injured Miachel Vaughen.

On a difficult Mumbai pitch, the England batsman scored a high-quality knock of 88 runs in his debut innings and played a vital hand in England's memorable Test victory.

But again, his performances declined and he was thrown out of the Test team as well.

He did feature in ODIs till 2009 but was never a permanent member of the national team. A move towards the T20 format couldn't rekindle his career and he announced his retirement from first-class cricket in 2013.

#4. Chris Tremlett

Tremlett was architect of England's Ashes win in 2010

In the second innings of his debut Test against India in 2007, Chris Tremlett kept on hitting the deck hard and sent back Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, and Zaheer Khan. It was a fantastic spell of pace bowling and could have been a match-winning one as well had rain not intervened when India were nine down.

The sensational debut and tall body which added to his venom were enough to make Tremlett England's new poster boy in the bowling department.

But then injuries happened and he was out of action for a long while. However, his comeback in 2010 Ashes series was even better than his debut as he claimed 17 wickets and helped England to an Ashes series win down under for the first time in 24 years.

But Tremlett lacked the resilience and the patience required at the highest level and soon became the weak leak in England's bowling artillery.

The pace bowler played his last Test in 2013 and since then hasn't been recalled.

#3. Graham Onions

A clean action that was smooth and aided pace ensured Graham Onions was noticed quite early by the scouts and a series of strong performances in the county cricket resulted in a national call up for the West Indies Test series in 2009.

His debut only strengthened his reputation as he wrecked West Indies' batting order. His five-wicket haul in the first innings allowed England register a thumping victory.

Just when the pace bowler looked set to become a mainstay in England's team he suffered injuries and was forced to stay away from cricket for a long duration.

After the recovery, he registered impressive performances in county cricket but they weren't enough for a selection in the national team.

Onions is still part of England's first-class set-up but with age not on his side, his chances making it to the national side are practically over.

#2. Michael Lumb

Lumb is the only second English batsmen to score a ton on debut

On his day, Michael Lumb could be the most aggressive batsman on the ground. His ruthless hammering had the potential to tear apart any bowling line-ups.

The left-hander was the ideal opener for ODIs as his free flowing batting was effective for exploiting the power plays. And as he displayed in his debut innings against West Indies, he was also capable of playing a big innings as well.

By scoring a hundred on his debut, he became only the second English player to achieve the feat. However, England lost that game and surprisingly Lumb wasn't given another chance in the national team after that ODI series.

But he did enjoy a longer T20 career that included 27 games in four years. His first class record is also impressive as he has featured in 210 first class games so far.

#1. Tip Foster

Tip Foster's original name was Reginald Erskine Foster

Tip Foster holds several interesting records. He is the only Englishman to captain the national football and cricket team and has scored the highest individual score in debut Test innings.

He was one of the seven Foster brothers who represented Worcestershire and was the only one among them to play for England. After amassing a mountain of runs in first class cricket, he was included in the Test match against Australia in 1903.

And the right-hand batsman didn't disappoint.

Responding to Australia's 285, England were in a spot of bother with the score 73 for three and the wicket assisting the bowlers, courtesy of the overnight rain. Foster though stood tall and weathered the storm using his strong defence.

The English batsman then launched an attack as soon as the wicket lost its moisture and enabled England to reach to 577. He scored 287 runs which was the highest individual score in Tests of that time.

Also, his innings of 287 was the highest score by any overseas batsman in Australia, a record which was finally broken by Ross Taylor in 2015, when he slammed 290 runs.

Foster played four more years of Test cricket but in his next 13 innings managed to produce only one fifty-plus score. In his first innings he made 287 runs and in his next 13 innings, he added a total of 315 runs.

His Test career ended abruptly due to inconsistent scores and also due to his health issues. He was diabetic and died in 1914, aged 36.