You make a good point so I'll forgive the snipe at England.
I think that you will find that any self-respecting English fan (Marc and Neil don't count
) will say that we don't proclaim him to be the real deal quite yet but the improvement has been astronomical and that has shown in his figures. Agreed, he needs to prove it against top sides but all we ask is that people judge him on his performances now rather than pre-'04 which while showing glimpses of talent are nowhere near where he is now.
One almost might say that Steve Harmison Mark 2 has been released and should be rated on it's performance rather than it's predecessor.