England’s players rated

ALASTAIR COOK. England’s all-time leading run-scorer has made a paltry 83 in six innings on this tour. Others are asking questions about his future, and he may soon do likewise – 2.

MARK STONEMAN. Showed great heart, temperament and a fair amount of skill in making two first-innings half-centuries – 6.

JAMES VINCE. Another with a halfcentury to his name in Brisbane and Perth. He still has the air of a Champagne cricketer at times, but could not be faulted for second-innings resolve to go with his style at the Waca before he got a ball with his name on it – 6.

JOE ROOT. Arrived with joint top billing for the series alongside opposite number Steve Smith, but has not lived up to it. Yet another with two fifties, but precious little else – 5.

DAWID MALAN. His first-innings century revived England for a time at the Waca, and he should not be castigated for his dismissal when rightly trying to dominate Nathan Lyon. Malan came up with his third half-century second time round, too – 8.

JONNY BAIRSTOW. Unfortunate to find himself in the headlines for the wrong reasons after his gauche bar-room greeting to Cameron Bancroft. After a middling start in the first two Tests he came good alongside Malan in Perth, and deserves an extra point for keeping his focus – 8.

MOEEN ALI. The disappointment of England’s tour. Fitness issues saw him off the pace in Brisbane and Adelaide, and his three-figure bowling average is a major handicap for England – 1.

CHRIS WOAKES. A handy Test in Adelaide, but only modest contributions elsewhere – 5.

CRAIG OVERTON. His maiden series may well be over due to a hairline cracked rib, but Overton has made a fine impression through his tenacity and no small skill with bat and ball – 7.

STUART BROAD. A series average above 60 so far is way off what he and England were hoping for. They need much more from Broad, who has been hampered by a knee niggle of late – 2.

JAMES ANDERSON. Floundered twice against Smith, but that is no disgrace. When sideways movement has been a factor, Anderson has not disappointed – 7.

JAKE BALL. Did not deliver at the Gabba, and England swiftly found a better option in Overton – 2.

I don’t think these three games are a fair reflection of how we’ve played. JOE ROOT