5 England players who disappointed in the Ashes

Chris Woakes – 4/10

114 runs @ 16.2; HS: 36 – 0x100, 0x50; 10 wickets @ 44.70, 0x5WI, BBI: 4/36

Woakes' bowling was below-par

Woakes was another victim of conditions – he’s a good seam bowler who, in the right conditions, can be a real handful. But on thankless Australian pitches, he found it a real hard graft, and had just 10 wickets from 4 games to show for his efforts.

His bowling in Adelaide, under lights, was great, as he got Steve Smith out for his lowest score of the series. But beyond that, it was a poor return from the all-rounder. He bowled with heart and effort but in reality, he’s probably not a skilled enough bowler to excel in Australian conditions. With the bat, more was expected from him. He made neat 20s but should have gone further. His series ended prematurely as a side-strain ruled him out of the Sydney Test.