Zak Crawley, 3 – His fall to Mitchell Starc in the first over of the series was a portent of what was to come in the series, for Crawley and England. His 85 in Adelaide almost kept England’s Ashes dream alive, but ultimately Crawley hasn’t done enough over a long period of time to justify his place in the team.

The ECB also promised the cricket-loving public in the UK that the board will implement the changes in the coming few months, and most likely, it is set to be done and dusted before the beginning of the Test series between England and New Zealand in June 2026.

Jacob Bethell and 18-wicket Josh Tongue earn highest marks as we grade Englands players after the Ashes thumping Down Under; Joe Root hit two hundreds, in Brisbane and Sydney, but what mark did we give him?

After bowling England out for 342, Australia chase down their winning target of 160 with five wickets in hand to win the fifth Ashes Test on the final day in Sydney, sealing a 4-1 series win to retain the urn.

Joe Root and Harry Brook have shared a 154-run partnership to guide England to 211 for three before bad light stopped play on Day 1 of the final Ashes test against Australia.

Here are the player ratings from a one-sided Ashes series with a few stand-outs and perhaps more flame-outs across the five Tests.

England arrived in Perth in November with big ambitions of a rare Ashes win on Australian soil but were outplayed for most of the five Test matches and leave empty handed

The tourists lead by 119 runs going into the final day with only two wickets in hand, but their new No 3 is still there on 142 not out