Chris Wookes' introduction helped England change the show. Credit: Reuters/Andrew Boyers
Moin Ali and Chris Wookes created an unforgettable bowling spell on day five at the Oval to ensure the Ashes series ended 2-2.
While the score means the urn remains with Australia, England denied them their first Test series win as tourists since 2001.
England lost 2-0 and were also strong favorite to win the fourth test at Old Trafford before the rain intervened and drew.
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EnglandBen Duckett — 8/10
Five matches, 321 runs @ 35.66
He deserved a 100 to cap his streak because a 35 average was a good result, especially for someone who had never played at a home test other than against Ireland. As for his 75 hits, it was a staggering record, a record high for rookie Ashes, but not for his teammate.
Zach Crowley — 9/10
Five matches, 480 runs &# 64 ; 53.33
Most runs by a rookie in the Ashes series in 30 years, even if some of them went outside of its inside edge, with a goal ratio of 88. Game, set and match in favor of England management. Crowley, handling a wide ball and hitting a straight ball to the foot, knocked Australia out of their traditional stride or stance. Nearly flawless glide too.
Moin Ali — 7/10
Four matches, 180 runs @ 25.71, 9 wickets @ 51.44
Two economical and vital periods: at Headingley, when he sacked Marnus Labouchan and Steve Smith, and at The Oval, when he so quietly hyped up the average Australian order. But for the most part, it was his hitting that justified his return over Leach, especially when he took on No. 3. For returning to Tests when he was completely unprepared, he earned a bounty of 3,000 runs and 200 wickets.
Moin Ali has scored twice since his fifth day restart at The Oval. Photo: Getty Images/Stu Forster Joe Root — 8/10
Five matches, 412 runs @ 51.5, 6 wickets @ 28.66
Not exactly the great result he thinks he will be when he hits his great 118 in the first inning of this series. Troubled by Australia's bouncers midway through the series, then caught two grubbers as he approached his 100 at Old Trafford and The Oval. An even more valuable offspring.
Harry Brook — 8/10
Five matches, 363 runs @ 40.33
As with Johnny Barstow and Ben Duckett, the show's ending of the century was elusive, but it was still a strong start for the Ashes debutant. Guilty of being dizzy at Lord, he wasn't Flash Harry when he strapped in for the win at Leeds.
Ben Stokes — 9/10
Five matches, 405 runs @ ; 45, 3 wickets @ 29.66
There can't be a bunny in England or Australia that he doesn't pull out of his hat when he equalizes at 2-0. A strange excess of unconventionality, but perhaps the best test captain England has ever had for showing the best of his players and taking 20 wickets in almost every game. So noble… and also good at hitting, by the way.
Ben Stokes came close to repeating his heroism in Headingley in 2019 at the Lord's tournament. 40.25
Three innings to the point and a strike didn't quite make up for a clumsy wicket, mostly standing, which was inevitable due to the lack of match practice following his major surgery. But he held up well in the end, catching Moin's spin perfectly in the last session.
Chris Wookes — 9/10
Three matches, 19 wickets @ 18/14, 79 runs @ 19.75
Amazing strength and conditioning. He looked average in his two Warwickshire red-ball games but returned to his best when given the chance to return to the third Test, bowling spell after probing spell. Useful runs too. All done with extreme self-abasement.
Mark Wood — 9/10
Three matches, 14 wickets @ 20.21, 83 runs @ 20.75
The show was supposed to turn the tide for England when Nathan Lyon hobbled to Lord, but it didn't happen until Wood snapped his first spell at Headingley and electrified everyone involved. Some superiority too, his natural determination and the fastest hard worker in the city. What a package.
Stuart Broad — 8/10
Five matches, 22 wickets @ 22.40, 78 runs @ 13
So relentlessly consistent throughout his Ashes series, a marvel of competitive longevity. No other bowler from England has ever played six home Tests in two months without a breakdown. What a record: 3,000 runs and 600 wickets. He can retire after doing all this.
Stuart Broad scored the last two wickets at The Oval on his last day of Test cricket. Photo: Reuters/Andrew Boyers, James Anderson — 5/10
Four matches, 5 wickets @ 88.40
Never been in himself — like a deep false image — since he was not invited to take a new ball on the first day at Edgbaston. Was it a temporary loss of confidence as he searched more and more desperately for the gate? Only time will tell, but it will be soon anyway as he is 41.
Ollie Pope — 4/10
Two matches, 90 runs @ 22.5
England's official vice-captain brought the whole house down with a misinterpretation of the game situation after Nathan Lyon limped at Lord's and rushed into a risky attack. It takes a spell to realize that cricket is just a game.
Ollie Pope survived a dismal performance at Lord' s when he also suffered a shoulder injury. Photo: PA/Mike Egerton Ollie Robinson — 6/10
Three games, 10 wickets 28.4, 59 runs @ 19.66
Long lasting as usual, but not penetrating like last summer. The frequency of hitting one wicket every ten overs — with several goals thrown — was frustrating for someone who occasionally took a new ball.
Josh Tong — 7/10
One match, 5 wickets @ 30.2
He must be wondering what he needs to do to be picked after five wickets by the Lord. He and Mark Wood could play together at Old Trafford and the Oval and scare Australia.
AustraliaUsman Khawaja — 8/10
Five matches, 496 runs @ 49.6
Faced the most innings this series, but not the most impact because he had the lowest scoring record of any batsman. England should have wised up earlier and served fuller to use minimal footwork and keep him from pulling.
David Warner — 6/10
Five matches, 285 runs @ 28.5
Fought tooth and nail in his last 60s to prove that hunger still exists. But a clear sign that the batsman's end is near is that he stops turning a good start into a 100 just by hitting 30s and 40s like this.
Marnus Labouchagne — 6/10
Five matches, 328 runs @ 32.8
England did everything they could to keep him in line, save for his century of second innings at Old Trafford. Gave just the right amount of intensity to his game on the pitch — he was great in the middle or middle — but maybe too much in his shot when he was always messing around.
Steve Smith — 8/10
5 games, 373 runs @ 37.29
Magnificent as always in his obsession and defiance, but never dazzled England as he did in 2019, never making them play at his feet. One of the greatest players of all time, slightly out of his prime, but still captivating.
Travis Head — 7/10
Five matches, 362 runs @ 36.2
When England served the ball, and especially when Moin Ali did it at Edgbaston without a long shot, Head won the game with a quick hand. When England were underserving and he was on the sidelines, it was a different game because he couldn't ride the dodgeball.
Mitchell Marsh — 8/10
Three games, 250 runs @ ; 50, 3 wickets @ 55.66
His 118 at Headingley was arguably the best inning of the series since Ben Stokes' 155 full of superb rushes and rushes, an amazing comeback after four years off the field. They should certainly become a permanent feature of their test side in the future, alongside Green or not.
Mitchell Marsh has achieved a strong case stay on the Australia Test team. Credit: PA/Mike Egerton Alex Carey — 7/10
Five matches, 200 runs @ 22.22
All the publicity after he stumped Johnny Bairstow clearly eroded his confidence, making him more defensive as a person and batsman. Thus, he did not play barnstorms like Bairstow, but still held the wicket much better than his counterpart.
Mitchel Stark — 8/10
Four matches, 23 wickets @ 27.08; 82 runs @ 16.39
Hi's fast? Yes. Is he left handed? Yes. He is tall? Yes very. So choose it for every game! It doesn't matter how long it pumps. In just four tests, he was Australia's top wicket-collecting player with 23. And unlike most fast bowlers who hate their own drugs, Stark was cool with bouncers at eight.
Pat Cummins — 8/10< p>< strong>Five matches, 18 wickets @ 37.72, 162 runs @ 23.14
He started the series superbly as the best fast bowler in the world and finished very well — his numbers on the Oval are misleading — but fell somewhere in between. As captain, he held the wheel firmly except at Old Trafford, and his handling of crises was reminiscent of his Testing debut when he drove Australia home at the age of 18.
Australia captain Pat Cummins ended his season at the Oval successfully. No. 64; 25.85
England would like it! An energetic and studious-looking offspring who was not as frugal as Nathan Lyon, but he was just as good at sweeping England's tail. And a better batsman than Lyon, his 34 at the Oval is a decisive contribution.
Josh Hazlewood — 7/10
Four matches, 16 wickets @ 31.68
Strong comeback from injury, if you can call 4.5 runs per over stable, but he didn't use enough early wickets to justify his captain's decision to give him a new ball, so England used to do it fast and flying starts.
Scott Boland — 3/10
Two matches, 2 wickets @ 115.5
First victim of Bazball in Australia. His hitherto flawless remnant line had faltered under the pressure from England, so he couldn't provide the back-up support that Australia's three main fast players needed. matches, 103 wound @ 20.6, 5 wickets @ 47
He didn't excel in any department — soft dismissals as a batsman, a bit of bowling and that's not very accurate — other than his fielding. Great ravine, although it only catches four times.
Nathan Lyon — 8/10
Two matches, 9 wickets @ 29.33
Australia's most economical bowler — and nine wickets in just 66 overs as England tried unsuccessfully to knock him out. Australia lost control when he hobbled to the Lord, but England had already lost Jack Leach.
Skyld Berry's national team in the series
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