England Team Ratings

X- Rated stuff from the majority of the team in this Test Match. Apart from the morning session of day 3 England were totally, utterly, comprehensively outgunned and humiliated by a rampant Australian side.

Andrew Strauss - had a terrible start to the match through no fault of his own and all the pre match goings on must have been playing on his mind when he went out to bat. You'd expect them to. Should have been out first ball and didn't last much longer. 32 in the second innings saved face for him personally but needed and would have wanted a big score to settle his side. He was the one man you felt could do it but he didn't deliver. Did he call right after winning the toss? 102 all out having chosen to bat would suggest not but hindsight is a wonderful thing.
5 out of 10.

Alastair Cook - Scored 30 in both innings and was solid if not spectacular. You never felt like he would score a hundred second time around, 30 in each innings is okay but you want more from your opener really. Hard to criticise too much though given the state of the rest of the scorecard. 7 out of 10

Ravi Bopara - Hard to think of anything positive to say about a man who faced a total of seven deliveries in the match and contributed just one run. He held onto two catches, neither particularly difficult, and looked lost and distant in the field. Back you go to Essex Ravi.
2 out of 10

Ian Bell - As usual, looked very nice at the crease and played some lovely textbook shots for the photographers, but hasn't got the fight for the situation England found themselves in. 11 runs in the match, one catch.
3 out of 10.

Paul Collingwood - Didn't turn up. Plain and simple. Zero and four.
2 out of 10.

Matt Prior - Almost didn't make it but put his early injury to one side and had a decent display behind the stumps although there was still the usual untidiness. With 37 not out and 22 he looked the only batsman truly in form.
7 out of 10.

Stuart Broad - England's man of the match. Six wickets including those of Ponting and Hussey. His next four came when Australia were clear ahead and could have declared so were swinging from the hip and are thus cheapened slightly, but six wickets is six wickets and a wonderful counter attacking 61 from 48 balls on the last morning gave the fans plenty of cheer for an hour and a half.
9 out of 10.

Graeme Swann - Bowled 16 overs of nonthreatening off spin. Never really looked like getting a wicket but didn't bowl badly. 62 entertaining runs and a hundred plus partnership with Broad on the final morning.
7 out of 10.

James Anderson - Didn't happen for him with the ball this time around. Was dismissed to the point boundary by the hulk like Shane Watson from the first two balls of the Australian innings and that set the tone for the rest. Too much short stuff not allowing the ball the chance to swing. Still my man of the series though and one poor showing can be forgiven. Fielded well as always.
5 out of 10

Steve Harmison - Bowled 2 wicket taking balls in 23 overs, the rest was average stuff as we have come to expect.
4 out of 10.

Graeme Onions - Hard to say anything bad, although bowling short to the best puller of a cricket ball in the World was a tad foolish. Wasn't bad, wasn't great, got a pair with the bat.
5 out of 10.