England player ratings after the Women’s Ashes Test defeat to Australia

Here, we assess how the England side performed:

Emma Lamb: Reached double figures both times but failed to kick on. A little unfortunate to be given out second time around with Tahlia McGrath's fuller delivery only shaving leg stump. 5 (out of 10).

Tammy Beaumont: Held the first innings together superbly as she became England's first double centurion in Tests with a stunning knock over eight hours, eclipsing the nation's previous best of 189 from Betty Snowball in 1935. 9

Heather Knight: A composed fifty in the first innings but struggled against Ashleigh Gardner, albeit dismissed by two excellent deliveries. Questions will be asked about selecting just one spinner on a pitch that became increasingly worn while a few of the bowling changes seemed formulaic. 6

Nat Sciver-Brunt: A sore right knee restricted her to just 14 overs out of Australia's 200-plus, putting additional strain on her team-mates. A fine 78 first time around was followed by an injudicious slog-sweep in England's chase to put them further in the mire. 6

Sophia Dunkley: Laboured badly for fluency in her first bat before the pressure told while she led a brief rebuild in the second innings but failed to reach 20 on either occasion. 4

Danni Wyatt: Fulfilled her brief on Test debut by bringing some attacking panache, drawing on her considerable white-ball experience, but also showed she was capable of some restraint. The only England batter on the final day that looked like she believed the target was achievable. 7

Amy Jones: A couple of dropped chances were the byproduct of standing up to the stumps to the seamers. Kept tidily overall but went missing with the bat. At 30 and now a senior player, England need more from her. 5

Sophie Ecclestone: Nicknamed 'Merlyn' by her team-mates in honour of the bowling machine, the slow left-armer lived up to her reputation as the best spinner in the women's game with astonishing match figures of 77.1-16-192-10, collecting twin five-wicket hauls in each innings. 9

Kate Cross: Understandably rusty by her preparation being blighted by a parasitic infection of the intestines. Could not impose herself consistently on a flat deck and dropped a couple of chances, one of which dislocated her thumb. But she kept battling. 6

Lauren Filer: Thrown into the Ashes cauldron and described as a point of difference, she troubled several Australia batters with her speed, getting the better of Ellyse Perry twice before beating McGrath for pace. England might have a gem on their hands. 7

Lauren Bell: Like Cross, this was not a surface suited to her style of bowling although she had a bit of a knack for breaking up a couple of frustrating Australia partnerships. 6