I hated Eccleston at the time, but wow, I’d love to see a down to Earth, masculine male Brit for the role again.
I am a Tom Baker fan to the core. But David Tenant is the very best Doctor of this modern era. I was very pleasantly surprised at the Matt Smith handling of the Doctor. To the writers, the addition of the Amy Pond character was a brilliant stroke. Almost equal to the character of Martha with the David Tenant era.