Ashes Player Ratings: Which England Players Got 1/10?

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Zak Crawley – 1

Backed for Australian conditions but returned only nan 4th Ashes brace by an England opener successful conscionable 11 balls faced.

Ben Duckett – 5

Got starts successful some innings. His dismissal connected Saturday was erstwhile it began to unravel for England.

Ollie Pope – 6

Looks amended for method tweaks. The first Test of a bid is usually his best, past it goes downhill. England request him to footwear on.

Joe Root – 1

Miles distant from that first 100 successful Australia. England request nan nous of their champion subordinate if they are to travel backmost from this.

Harry Brook – 5

His half-century successful nan first innings was skittish, but valuable. Awful changeable successful nan 2nd innings.

Ben Stokes – 6

Came backmost from wounded pinch a five-wicket haul, though looked short of hit pinch nan bat. Lost power successful nan section successful nan look of Head's assault.

Jamie Smith – 4

Could person nan crippled for Australia, but needs to smarten up. Can expect plentifulness of short bowling from now on.

Gus Atkinson – 5

Part of nan awesome England first-innings bowling effort and tried to transportation nan conflict pinch nan bat successful nan 2nd innings. Part of nan onslaught that fell isolated connected Saturday evening.

Brydon Carse – 5

See above, pinch added mustard of being taken isolated by Head.

Jofra Archer – 5

Looked awesome pinch nan shot successful nan first innings and was nan champion of a bad bunch successful nan second. Could still person an effect connected nan series.

Mark Wood – 5

Went wicketless, but massively awesome to moreover get connected nan section fixed his clip away.

Jake Weatherald – 6

Debutant was unlucky to beryllium exposed to Jofra Archer successful nan first innings, past played his portion successful nan sensational run-chase

Usman Khawaja – 3

A bizarre Test. Did not look fresh and spent clip disconnected nan field. Held connected to a mates of cardinal catches astatine slip, but besides looked immobile successful nan cordon. Gets a people for nan wounded that allowed Travis Head to open.

Marnus Labuschagne – 7

A successful return to nan team. Absorbed England's unit amended than astir successful nan first innings, past supported Head successful nan second.

Steve Smith – 5

Looked retired of sorts successful nan first innings. Needless pre-match onslaught connected Monty Panesar.

Travis Head – 9

Possibly churlish not to get nan afloat 10, but he played a beautiful ropey changeable successful nan first innings. His second-innings 100 was an all-time great.

Cameron Green – 5

Took nan important wicket of Ollie Pope successful nan first innings. Rattled by a Mark Wood bouncer erstwhile he batted. Barely needed successful nan 2nd half of nan match.

Alex Carey – 5

Attempted a counter-attack against England's bowlers connected nan first evening. Tidy down nan stumps.

Mitchell Starc – 9

Carried nan weight of nan onslaught without Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood pinch nan first Australian Ashes 10-wicket haul successful 20 years.

Scott Boland – 6

Short of his champion successful nan first innings. Improved successful nan 2nd to spark nan England collapse.

Brendan Doggett – 6

Solid debut. More than tin stand-in for Cummins and Hazlewood.

Nathan Lyon – 2

Virtually a spectator successful a lucifer dominated by pace. Possibly picked up an wounded erstwhile struck by Mark Wood.

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