Ashes Player Performance Scores: What English Players Received the Lowest Rating?

English Team Individual Evaluations

Zak Crawley – One

Tipped in Aussie conditions but managed just the fourth duck in both innings from an England opener in just a handful of deliveries.

Duckett – Five

Got starts during each knock. His dismissal on Saturday was when it began to fall apart for England.

Pope – 6

Seems better for technical tweaks. Opening match in the series tends to be his strongest, then it goes downhill. England require him to build on this.

Joe Root – 1

Far off that first hundred on Australian soil. England require the wisdom from their star performer to have any chance to come back from this defeat.

Harry Brook – Five

His fifty in the first innings was lively, yet important. Awful shot in the second innings.

Stokes – 6

Came back after being injured with a five-wicket haul, though looked out of touch with the bat. Struggled while fielding in the face of Head's assault.

Smith – 4

Might possess the skills to succeed in Australia, yet must to smarten up. Will likely face a lot of bouncers from now on.

Atkinson – Five

Part of the impressive English first-innings bowling performance and tried to carry the fight with the bat later on. Among the bowlers that fell apart on Saturday evening.

Carse – 5

Similar to above, plus the spice of getting taken apart by Head.

Jofra Archer – 5

Looked impressive with the ball initially and was the best among struggling teammates in the second. Might yet play a key role on the series.

Wood – Five

Went wicketless, but extremely impressive to even take part given his time away.

Australian Team Individual Evaluations

Weatherald – Six

Debutant had tough luck to be exposed against Archer in the first innings, later played his part in the sensational pursuit of runs.

Khawaja – 3

An unusual match. Did not look fully fit and spent time off the field. Took several key catches in the slips, yet also looked slow in the field. Earns a point due to his injury that allowed Head to open.

Labuschagne – Seven

A successful return to the side. Handled the English pressure better than most in the first innings, then backed up Head in the second.

Smith – Five

Seemed out of sorts in the first innings. Unnecessary before the game attack about Panesar.

Travis Head – 9

Possibly unfair not to award a perfect score, but he attempted a rather poor stroke in the first innings. His second-innings hundred proved to be an all-time great innings.

Green – 5

Took the key dismissal of Pope early. Rattled by a Wood short ball during his innings. Hardly needed later in the match.

Alex Carey – Five

Attempted an aggressive response versus the English attack on the first evening. Tidy behind the stumps.

Mitchell Starc – 9

Carried the burden of the bowling in the absence of Cummins and Josh Hazlewood achieving the first Australian Ashes 10-wicket haul for two decades.

Boland – Six

Below top form in the first innings. Improved later to spark the English collapse.

Brendan Doggett – 6

Solid first appearance. Quite capable replacement for Cummins and others.

Nathan Lyon – Two

Almost an onlooker in a match dominated by pace. Possibly suffered an injury when struck by Wood.

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