England v NZ, Series Ratings

Since the series is done, lets get down to the fun of ratings.
England
Alastair Cook 6. Only one innings of substance from Cook but it was a pretty good one where he adapted to the situation very well. Gave away a few starts, and the captaincy could do with a little bit more intent.
Nick Compton 2. Had a forgettable series with the bat, and now his position is under scrutiny gets a couple of points for seeing the new ball off more often than not.
Jonathan Trott 6. Got starts every time he batted, didn't go on to a big score, at times failed to adapt his game to the game situation.
Ian Bell 3. Forgettable series for one of England's senior batsmen, failed to produce anything substantial with the bat, and often got out at the very wrong time.
Joe Root 9. The young man continues to show great maturity, and has been England's batsman of the series.
Jonny Bairstow 5. Not a bad series for Bairstow with a couple of middling scores, but not a very good one either.
Matt Prior 3. Had a pretty poor first test with both bat and gloves, he improved in the 2nd game, but not the usual high quality contributions from Prior.
Stuart Broad 7. Continues to be as mercurial as ever, unplayable one day, unbowlable the next. The bowling found some spark and there was one of those unplayable spells, but the batting remains a concern.
Graeme Swann 9. Swann's back to his best, didn't have much to do in the first test, but came to his own in the 2nd game with a 10 wicket haul, and he contributed some handy runs as well. Remains quite safe in the slips.
Steven Finn 7. Finn wasn't at his best in the first test, yet he kept taking wickets. He found greater consistency in the 2nd game.
James Anderson 8, Anderson was terrific in the first game, but he wasn't at his best in the 2nd game, although he kept things quiet. Continues to lead the bowling attack.
New Zealand
Hamish Rutherford 4. Couple of starts in the 2nd game after a poor first test. There is some potential there.
Peter Fulton 2. Had a poor series with the bat and even when he got a start, didn't really look all that convincing.
Kane Williamson 6. Wasn't at his best with the bat although he showed some stubbornness with some determination and decent technique at times. Proved to be a handy spin bowling option in both games.
Ross Taylor 6. Played a couple of attractive knocks, but Taylor would have like to have converted one of those into a bigger effort. Remains New Zealand's prime batsman by a long way.
Dean Brownlie 4. A few starts, but didn't manage to convert those. Took some fine catches in the slips.
Brendon McCullum 2. A horrer series with the bat, showed some good reflexes when he was forced to take the gloves.
BJ Watling 4. Was very good with the gloves, but couldn't do much with the bat before injury struck.
Bruce Martin 4. Did a good containing job on the first day of the series before the England batsmen adopted a more positive approach against him. Then got struck down by injury.
Tim Southee 7. He was NZ's best bowler of the series. Fine performance in the fist test, and asked questions even in the 2nd. An entertaining lower order hitter.
Niel Wagner 6. Had a pretty decent series with the ball. Showed some determination with the bat as well.
Trent Boult 6. Was inconsistent at times with his directions, but provided a crucial striking option for the captain.
Mrartin Guptill 1. Didn't do anything of note.
Dug Bracewell 4. Bowled alright in his comeback test. Some entertainment with the bat as well.

completely agree on Eng ratings.

NZ..I believe you are a bit generous for their batsmen
relative to each other NZ ratings are OK...but absolutely speaking they should be cvut down by 30%

Pretty spot on for me. I'd perhaps give Cook an extra mark and I'd certainly give Bairstow the same as Trott for two good first innings knocks. Perhaps Broad an 8 as well as I thought he bowled particularly well at Lords, without the reward in the first innings and decently well at Headingley but overall not much to quibble with.

Pretty spot on with NZ though, they have shown some real potential over these five Tests though. Southee and Boult are genuine threats with the ball and Rutherford looks like he has plenty of potential with the bat. They need a better spinner than Bruce Martin and a few less passengers with the bat but they competed very well for 3.75 Tests. McCullum looks a decent skipper as well.

msp83 wrote:Since the series is done, lets get down to the fun of ratings.
England
Alastair Cook 6. Only one innings of substance from Cook but it was a pretty good one where he adapted to the situation very well. Gave away a few starts, and the captaincy could do with a little bit more intent.
Nick Compton 2. Had a forgettable series with the bat, and now his position is under scrutiny gets a couple of points for seeing the new ball off more often than not.
Jonathan Trott 6. Got starts every time he batted, didn't go on to a big score, at times failed to adapt his game to the game situation.
Ian Bell 3. Forgettable series for one of England's senior batsmen, failed to produce anything substantial with the bat, and often got out at the very wrong time.
Joe Root 9. The young man continues to show great maturity, and has been England's batsman of the series.
Jonny Bairstow 5. Not a bad series for Bairstow with a couple of middling scores, but not a very good one either.
Matt Prior 3. Had a pretty poor first test with both bat and gloves, he improved in the 2nd game, but not the usual high quality contributions from Prior.
Stuart Broad 7. Continues to be as mercurial as ever, unplayable one day, unbowlable the next. The bowling found some spark and there was one of those unplayable spells, but the batting remains a concern.
Graeme Swann 9. Swann's back to his best, didn't have much to do in the first test, but came to his own in the 2nd game with a 10 wicket haul, and he contributed some handy runs as well. Remains quite safe in the slips.
Steven Finn 7. Finn wasn't at his best in the first test, yet he kept taking wickets. He found greater consistency in the 2nd game.
James Anderson 8, Anderson was terrific in the first game, but he wasn't at his best in the 2nd game, although he kept things quiet. Continues to lead the bowling attack.
New Zealand
Hamish Rutherford 4. Couple of starts in the 2nd game after a poor first test. There is some potential there.
Peter Fulton 2. Had a poor series with the bat and even when he got a start, didn't really look all that convincing.
Kane Williamson 6. Wasn't at his best with the bat although he showed some stubbornness with some determination and decent technique at times. Proved to be a handy spin bowling option in both games.
Ross Taylor 6. Played a couple of attractive knocks, but Taylor would have like to have converted one of those into a bigger effort. Remains New Zealand's prime batsman by a long way.
Dean Brownlie 4. A few starts, but didn't manage to convert those. Took some fine catches in the slips.
Brendon McCullum 2. A horrer series with the bat, showed some good reflexes when he was forced to take the gloves.
BJ Watling 4. Was very good with the gloves, but couldn't do much with the bat before injury struck.
Bruce Martin 4. Did a good containing job on the first day of the series before the England batsmen adopted a more positive approach against him. Then got struck down by injury.
Tim Southee 7. He was NZ's best bowler of the series. Fine performance in the fist test, and asked questions even in the 2nd. An entertaining lower order hitter.
Niel Wagner 6. Had a pretty decent series with the ball. Showed some determination with the bat as well.
Trent Boult 6. Was inconsistent at times with his directions, but provided a crucial striking option for the captain.
Mrartin Guptill 1. Didn't do anything of note.
Dug Bracewell 4. Bowled alright in his comeback test. Some entertainment with the bat as well.

Bairstow averaged 45, and he gets a 5? 7 for me. Broad does get some tough love on here. He bagged 4 more wickets than Finn, better economy, better SR, and better average. But he get's the same score? Nope, 6 - Finn, 8 - Broad. The rest, all good.

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msp83 wrote:.
Bairstow averaged 45, and he gets a 5? 7 for me. Broad does get some tough love on here. He bagged 4 more wickets than Finn, better economy, better SR, and better average. But he get's the same score? Nope, 6 - Finn, 8 - Broad. The rest, all good.

Agreed. Bairstow's partnership with Root may well have sealed the win in the second test. Only the one poor contribution (the second innings of the first test). I'd give him 7.

I believe 7 will be too much for Bairstow with just the one 50 and a highest score of 64. Trott scored 200 runs while Bairstow totaled 136. I think there could be a fair case for a 6 but not really a 7.

I'd have Southee an 8 on the back of the Lords 10-fer, and Williamson a 5. Otherwise the NZ ratings look about right

Another series that made me sick of the sight of Ian Bell. "Got out at the wrong time" (paraphrasing wins!) sums up the man for me.