Swann keeps pressure on Broad

Graeme Swann claimed 21 wickets in the drawn Test series against South Africa

Graeme Swann will head to the UAE and Bangladesh next month hoping to reel in Stuart Broad at the top of the Overall England MVP rankings.

Swann snared 21 wickets in the South Africa Test series including two five-fors and is now ranked first in the Test MVP, leading the way with 42 wickets.

The joint man of the series also compiled a career-best 85 in the first Test at Centurion and across all forms of the game he has scored 579 runs and taken 61 wickets since the MVP campaign began back in May.

Broad's lead is now just eight points but his 3-83 at the Wanderers has seen him overtake James Anderson as England's leading wicket-taker across all forms, with 71 scalps.

Paul Collingwood is fourth in the overall MVP after a terrific three months. He has scored 395 runs from his last seven innings in the one-day internationals and 344 runs from seven Test knocks.