Here is my post ashes report card.
A (Practically flawless)
- Head - 3 centuries, enough said!
- Carey - Ridiculous keeping and strong contributions with the bat.
- Starc. Phenomenal with the ball and bat to begin the series. Not as deadly last few games but still churning out 145kph and taking wickets.
B (Above average)
- Boland - Thought he bowled really well and put a lot of pressure on the batsmen which probably contributed to a few other bowlers wickets
- Smith - fielding superb, good captaincy and high average
- Neser - B-minus for me. Took many wickets but generally looked quite unthreatening for large parts. Wasn't great in 2nd innings of last 2 tests.
- Webster - B-minus because only one game but showed the goods
- Cummins - B-minus purely because only one game. Played pretty well though, hopefully he's back soon as he's a big upgrade on Neser.
C (Pass mark)
- Richardson - One game, showed his quality with the ball though. Hope he finds some consistency in the team at some point.
- Lyon - Good contribution in Adelaide unfortunately got injured.
D (Needed to lift, spot on shaky ground)
- Marnus - Some promising innings but never went on with it.
- Khawaja - Good innings in Adelaide and first innings in Melbourne where he stuck around for a while but was clear to see he needed to retire. Grateful for all his contributions to the Test team over the years though.
- Weatherald - D-minus, perhaps controversial but he showed some good glimpses and got to a start most times but never really went on with it. Would probably drop him depending on how the remaining shield season goes.
E (Please go)
- Green - Ok well I thought this guy showed a lot of promise in some innings but then he just gets out in the most stupid way possible each time. Dropped quite a few catches and bowling was not that threatening and quite expensive. Needs to be dropped.
- Inglis - Good run out but was quite poor with the bat.
- Doggett - Maybe a bit harsh but just never clicked. He'd been really good in Shield then was quite ineffective at Test Level. Hopefully he can come back stronger though.
Did I miss anyone?
