England succumbed to the first-ever white-wash in a multi-format Ashes series in the Test match at the MCG. Here are marks out of ten for every England player for the series.
Danni Wyatt-Hodge - 3
7 matches, 166 runs at 20.75; HS: 52, 50s: 1
A largely quiet series for Wyatt-Hodge, punctuated with a half-century in the closest T20I in Canberra. She also was dismissed for ducks in both the first and second ODI.
Maia Bouchier - 1
6 matches, 42 runs at 6.00, HS: 17, 50s: 0
A dismal tour for Bouchier, summed up in two single-figures dismissals in the Test match.
Tammy Beaumont - 3
4 matches, 125 runs at 25.00, HS: 54, 50s: 1
Beaumont's vulnerability to being pinned on her pads was shown in both the ODI series and the Test. She did top score with 47 facing Australia's spinners in the second innings of the Test.
Sophia Dunkley - 4
4 matches, 121 runs at 24.20, HS: 59, 50s: 1
The half-century Dunkley scored in the first T20I showed her back to her best, and she put England in a winning position in the game that they were unable to execute. There was also some brief flare in the second T20I, before failures in the third and in the Test.
Heather Knight - 5
7 matches, 229 runs at 32.71, HS: 43*, 50s: 0
Knight put in two innings which could have been match-winning had she had the required support in the final two T20Is, and batted well in the second innings of the Test before falling to spin. Her on-field plans were also enough to generate chances, but her side were largely unable to take them when they came. Questions will now likely be asked over her future as leader of the side after a worst-ever Ashes defeat.
Nat Sciver-Brunt - 5
7 matches, 227 runs at 28.37, HS: 61, 50s: 2
2 wickets at 90.00, ER: 4.75, BBI: 2-51
England's best player had high standards from the 2023 series to replicate, but was unable to reach the heights she did in that series. She scored a half century in the final ODI in a futile chase and a half century in the first innings of the Test.
Amy Jones - 3
7 matches, 129 runs at 21.50, HS: 47*, 50s: 0
The most memorable innings of Jones from the series was when she shepherded England's tail towards a win in the second ODI. Too many wickets fell around her, however, and she failed to take a single off the final ball of the over when the side were nine down. Aside from her 47* in that game, she made a 31 and a 30 in the other ODIs, before a high score of 12 in the last four matches of the series.
Alice Capsey - 3
4 matches, 24 runs at 6.00, HS: 14, 50s: 0
4 wickets at 16.26, ER: 5.00, BBI: 3-22
Capsey played all three ODIs and the final T20I. She made three single-figures score and one 14 with the bat, and was at her most impressive during the second ODI with the ball. She took 3-22 in that game, and was the key factor in England bowling Australia out for less than 200.
Freya Kemp - 4
3 matches, 3 wickets at 21.66, ER: 8.12, BBI: 1-20
16 runs at 16.00, HS: 11*
Kemp played all three T20Is and took one wicket in each.
Sophie Ecclestone - 7
7 matches, 16 wickets at 24.25, ER: 4.48, BBI: 5-143
Ecclestone was once again England's standout player of the series. She took 16 wickets, including a five-for at the MCG. Her series was marked by a spat with Alex Hartley over allegedly refusing to do an interview.
Charlie Dean - 6
6 matches, 7 wickets at 30.71, ER: 5.97, BBI: 2-28
Dean played the entire white-ball series but was left out of the side on a turning Melbourne surface in the Test. Her best performance came in the second T20I in Canberra when she dismissed Phoebe Litchfield and Ellyse Perry in consecutive overs.
Linsey Smith - N/A
1 match, 1 wicket at 30.00, ER: 7.50, BBI: 1-30
In the one T20I Smith played, she took one wicket in her four overs.
Sarah Glenn - 1
2 matches, 0 wickets, ER: 11.28
Glenn was targeted by Australia's batters in the two T20Is she played and conceded 79 runs off the seven overs she bowled without taking a wicket. The disparity with the Australia's leg-spinners was a key difference between the two sides.
Lauren Bell - 7
6 matches, 9 wickets at 32.55, ER: 4.92, BBI: 2-25
Bell was one of the only positive for England from the series. She was largely a potent force with the new ball and generated significant movement in the Test match to get both Australia openers.
Lauren Filer - 6
5 matches, 6 wickets at 41.33, ER: 4.76, BBI: 2-58
Although slightly inconsistent at points, Filer continued her upwards trajectory in the series. She was part of the most convincing part of England's side in their seam-attack, and created plenty of chances.
Ryana MacDonald-Gay - 4
1 match, 1 wicket at 69.00, ER: 3.63, BBI: 1-69
A decent performance in Test cricket again from MacDonald-Gay, although she was hampered by having several chances dropped off her bowling.
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