England participant rankings: Second Take a look at participant rankings as Gus Atkinson shows greatness whereas Ollie Pope struggles

Check out how we rated England’s gamers out of 10 within the 190-run win over Sri Lanka at Lord’s within the second Take a look at…

Ben Duckett – 6 (out of 10)

The left-hander made good inroads in England’s first innings, reaching 40, however fell for twenty-four within the second innings. Duckett is a basic Bazball participant however his figures did not resemble the identical damaging nature we have seen from him beforehand.

Within the first innings, Duckett’s 47-ball outing got here to an finish after he was caught by Lahiru Kumara sweeping off Prabath Jayasuriya – solely the second time he had acquired out to that stroke within the 46 events he had performed it in Take a look at cricket.

Dan Lawrence – 4

The England No 2 who has come into the facet rather than the injured Zak Crawley was unable to stamp his authority on the highest order.

He was dismissed for 9 and 7, each occasions by Sri Lanka’s tempo bowler Kumara (5-154), throughout the second Take a look at.

Alongside team-mate Chris Woakes, the 27-year-old is the one participant who made two scores in single figures throughout each innings.

Ollie Pope – 3

The stand-in England’s captain had a troublesome time on the sector. He was described as “fidgety” and as having a “scrambled brain” by Sky Sports activities’ Nasser Hussain on commentary. Pope’s physique language, notably when he was on the crease, appeared nervy.

Pope made scores of 1 and 17 respectively throughout the second Take a look at and thus far throughout the collection, he has amassed solely 30 runs throughout 4 innings.

Pope additionally had eight incorrect critiques, two of which he burnt inside half an hour of play on day 4 of the second Take a look at, which was one other signal of how his captaincy struggled.

The 26-year-old did nicely to vary the bowlers when he wanted to make one thing occur within the sport. There was a transparent change of plan after lunch on day 4 when Pope set a novel discipline with catches round leg-side and did not over bowl his bowlers.

Joe Root – 8

The England centurion broke six information on day three alone which cemented his function within the England set-up and was a testomony to his unbelievable abilities.

He introduced up his thirty fourth ton on Saturday afternoon at Lord’s to go previous Sir Alastair Cook dinner’s document and have become the primary participant to make centuries in each innings on the House of Cricket since Michael Vaughan’s a whole bunch in opposition to the West Indies in 2004, following on from the 143 within the first innings which noticed him equal Cook dinner’s document.

Root additionally turned the primary England fielder to take 200 catches in Take a look at cricket. Nevertheless, he additionally dropped two important catches, one within the deep on day three, and one within the slip cordon on day 4, the latter of which was a regulation slip catch that ought to have been taken.

Harry Brook – 7

The England No 5 made scores of 33 and 37 throughout the second Take a look at which included 9 boundaries and one six, the one most to be hit from his facet.

Within the discipline he took two catches, to take away Sri Lanka’s captain Dhananjaya de Silva for a duck and light-weight watchman Prabath Jayasuriya for 4.

The second catch specifically was a tough one as Jayasuriya caught a thick outdoors edge off Woakes’ (2-46) bowling and Brook took the seize behind his physique.

Brook’s versatility with the bat and agility within the discipline reveals his significance to the staff and, like Duckett, has attributes that captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum search for of their Bazball philosophy.

Jamie Smith – 7

England’s wicketkeeper batter, it’s tough to consider he solely made his debut seven weeks in the past throughout England’s 3-0 Take a look at victory over the West Indies.

Since then, the 24-year-old has continued to impress together with his glovework taking three glorious catches behind the stumps.

The appropriate-hander made scores of 21 and 26 and continues to be the essential glue between England’s center and decrease order.

Chris Woakes – 6

The 25-year-old fast has stepped as much as lead England’s assault after the retirement of James Anderson earlier this 12 months and he’s searching for a spot within the winter touring squad.

Woakes took 4 wickets throughout two innings in opposition to Sri Lanka and completed with match figures of 4-67. He’s often capable of present good assist with the bat however struggled within the second Take a look at, making scores of solely six and 5.

Gus Atkinson – 9

Atkinson’s love affair with Lord’s continues.

It is the identical floor he made his Take a look at debut on the place he completed with a 12-wicket match haul in opposition to the West Indies and simply seven weeks later, he acquired to inscribe his identify twice on the honours board.

His maiden Take a look at century helped put the hosts right into a commanding place and polished off the efficiency with a seven-wicket match haul.

“Obviously I couldn’t have asked for much more. To get on both honours boards is incredible,” Atkinson, who was named Participant of the Match, mentioned.

Matthew Potts – 5

The England seamer had an underwhelming efficiency, taking two wickets after making a return to the Take a look at staff in over a 12 months, and was wicketless within the second innings going for 9 runs.

He confirmed some resistance with the bat within the first innings together with his 21 however the 25-year-old made simply two in England’s second innings.

Olly Stone – 7

The tempo bowler, who’s returning to the England arrange after a three-year absence, made an impression all through the sport ending with 4 wickets to his identify.

He dismissed Pathum Nissanka and Dhananjaya de Silva twice in each innings to point out his consistency in bowling and skill to assault the highest order.

Shoaib Bashir – 4

The off-spinner who has been certainly one of England’s main newbies solely managed to take two wickets throughout each innings within the second Take a look at throughout his allotted 30 overs, by which he additionally bowled two maidens.

Bashir has bowled higher with the ball in earlier Exams (throughout the first Take a look at in opposition to Sri Lanka he picked up 4 wickets) however Lord’s wicket and floor did not provide him a lot.

Watch the third and ultimate Take a look at of the collection between England and Sri Lanka at The Oval, stay on Sky Sports activities Cricket from 10am on Friday September 6 (first ball, 11am).

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