Cricket: The Ashes: 2nd TEST RATINGS.

Byline: Compiled by MARTIN ROGERS

MARCUS TRESCOTHICK

Great batting form and got England off to a brilliant first innings start but bad shot for both dismissals.

111 runs, two catches.8 10

ANDREW STRAUSS

Undone by two pieces of sheer spinning brilliance from Shane Warne.

54 runs,

one

catch7 10

MICHAEL VAUGHAN

Struggled with bat in both innings but his captaincy was brilliant, keeping his nerve in the tensest of

finishes.

25 runs,

one catch.9 10

IAN 

BELL

Fought hard but lacked form and needs a strong performance to keep place.

27 runs

one catch.7 10

KEVIN

PIETERSEN

First innings fireworks and unlucky to be given out second time. Has been England's man of series

so far

91 runs.8 10

ANDREW FLINTOFF

Magical match-winning performance from England's superstar.

141 runs,

seven wickets, two catches.10 10

GERAINT

JONES

Not convincing behind the stumps again.. but still produced the decisive catch when it mattered.

10 runs,

four catches.7 10

ASHLEY GILES

Back to form with good turn on his home pitch and dismissed danger man Adam Gilchirst.

31 runs,

five wickets.8 10

MATTHEW HOGGARD

Chipped in with a couple of key wickets and played his usual good supporting role.

17 runs,

two

wickets.7 10

STEVE HARMISON

Not his best Test but unleashed a beauty to snare final wicket of Kasprowicz.

17 runs,

two wickets.9 10

SIMON 

JONES

Batted bravely in a last-wicket stand with Flintoff and took the key first innings wicket of Langer.

31 runs,

three wickets.8 10