Princes and paupers: Lord's player ratings

AUSTRALIA 86/110

Chris Rogers 8/10

An exceptional innings that helped set up Australia's imposing total on the first day. A long-time Middlesex campaigner, his homespun home ground touch was engraved with cuts and cover drives.

David Warner 7/10

Warner wasted an energetic first-innings opportunity by getting out trying hit Moeen Ali for one too many slogs on the first morning having already taken 10 off the over. The opener followed that up with a strong 83 in the second innings to rush Australia towards the declaration before lunch.

Steve Smith 10/10

Perfection! A composed double-century dominated the big stage at Lord's. And then he sparkled with an inventive and cheeky 58 in the hunt for quick runs.

Michael Clarke 8/10

The captain and tactician ran the show for Australia, directing his fast-bowling missile men very cleverly. For example, Joe Root 's first-innings dismissal when he fell to a fast and short ball that pushed him on the back foot. Improved batting in the second innings but in need of another hit at Derby.

Adam Voges 5/10

Looked ok in the first innings but nicked off having scored 25. He then had suffered and had to go off the field after coping a body blow at short leg. Returned for second innings in the field to take catch to dismiss Broad.

Mitch Marsh 8/10

Allrounder took three crucial wickets to dismiss Ben Stokes and Alastair Cook in England's first innings, denying the England skipper a Lord's century in the process. Added Gary Ballance in the second innings. Bowled with sharp pace - is he a bowling allrounder? Very enjoyable batting cameo in Australia's second innings, capped by twin sixes into MCC members.

Peter Nevill 8/10

Impressive debut nabbing seven catches behind the stumps and compiling a busy 45 runs with the bat. He was efficient and undemonstrative. He also ignored the stump microphone.

Mitch Johnson 9/10

Johnson kept England on the back foot throughout with sheer pace and six big wickets. A redemptive outing at the away Home of Cricket.

Mitch Starc 7/10

Took the vital first wicket in each innings – Adam Lyth both times. A fast and dangerous bowler but still unfinished. However, he is definitely an improving predatory striker.

Josh Hazlewood 8/10

Excellent control, pace and movement from Hazlewood that always threatened the England batsmen's pads, stumps and outside edge. He just keeps improving.

Nathan Lyon 8/10

Australia's offspiner was the perfect foil and accomplice alongside the faster men. Lyon bowled with teasing accuracy that blocks an end and creates wickets.

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ENGLAND 40/110

Adam Lyth 0/10

It could not have been a worse game for Lyth even if he had got nought in the second innings. A pair often has a tinge of the unlucky about it, but there was nothing unlucky about his week at Lord's. His first-innings shot was about as ill-judged as they come while a dropped catch off James Anderson at the start of the second innings summed up his game.

Alastair Cook 7/10

A typically obdurate and effective innings from Cook was as good as things got for England and the skipper showed that his good form from the New Zealand series was still intact.

His second-innings dismissal was a surprising departure from usual steady approach cutting loosely when England had to try and rein in their attacking instincts a touch.

Gary Ballance 2/10

Things are getting worse for Ballance who is sending out the completely opposite message to his team at No.3 to Steve Smith. This should be the home of the best batsman on the team, but Ballance is transmitting uncertainty and nervousness, and is selling his wicket far too cheaply.

Ian Bell 1/10

Bell is the most experienced batsman in the England side and yet is performing like a novice. His shot selection, albeit to a very good ball from Josh Hazlewood, was not what you'd expect from the senior pro and his attempt to drop anchor to save the game was a mess. He and the team must demand more from him in every sense.

Joe Root 3/10

So he is human after all. Root had his worst game for England this year which wasn't hard to do because all the others had been so exceptional. You could forgive him for being too bold in the first innings because we would all think we were invincible had we batted like him recently. It was the resetting game that should see him respond in the same way Steve Smith did for Australia.

Ben Stokes 5/10

It might be a low mark for someone who batted so well for his 87 in the first innings and really deserved another hundred at Lord's, but if you saw his run out in the second innings for nought, you'll know why. By simply failing to run his bat in, he was run out. *insert schoolboy joke here*.

He was still a standout performer and England need him to keep going. He will only get run out like that once...won't he?

Jos Buttler 4/10

When the most notable thing about your performance is that you walked when the umpire was prepared to give you not out, you know it hasn't been a great game.

Buttler has gone off the boil with the bat and when that is added to his generally undemonstrative style in the field, after two Tests this series is passing him by. He is too good not to make an impact, but England could do with it soon.

Moeen Ali 4/10

Picked up a couple of freebie wickets, but on a docile pitch was pretty ineffective with the ball. The problem now facing him is that Australia have worked out they don't have to attack him so much. They are playing him more smartly and milking the runs without the risks.

With the bat his first innings was loose and did well to get to 39 but his second was plain ugly. He has had short ball issues before and he's going to be tested more and more.

Stuart Broad 7/10

Strained and strived throughout with the ball and earned his four first innings wickets even though his opening burst wasn't quite on the money.

Stuck to his task with the ball, but on an unresponsive pitch was always likely to come off second best. His batting is fun when the game is in the balance or England are on top, but here it was barely a footnote.

Mark Wood 4/10

All part of the learning curve for Wood. Back-to-back Tests are hard work and if you're a touch off your best form then it can be an unforgiving playground. The pitch didn't help but Wood has the pace to cut through it. The Aussies were equal to whatever he threw at them and he'll have to come up with a bit more to be a threat going forward.

James Anderson 3/10

This was the first time Anderson has gone wicketless in a Test match for more than five years. That is 60 matches, and the blame cannot be laid squarely at the pitch, although it didn't help. If Lyth had taken the catch to get rid of David Warner in the second dig then he wouldn't have this unwelcome stat, but that's the game. Anderson needs a bit of help to be at his most effective, but even he would admit he can do better than this.

Jim Maxwell is the voice of cricket on ABC Grandstand digital radio, calling more than 250 Australian Test matches and countless one-day internationals since joining the national broadcaster as a trainee in 1973.

Dean Wilson is the cricket correspondent for British newspaper the Daily Mirror and has been covering the England cricket team at home and abroad since 2002.

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