5 England players who disappointed in the Ashes

James Vince – 5/10

242 runs @ 26.88; HS: 83 – 0x100, 2×50

James Vince was flashy but unconvincing

When James Vince was motoring along nicely at Brisbane, playing his sumptuous cover drives and genuinely looking like the player the selectors thought he could be, I was really surprised. He was batting great. But then he got run out and he reverted to typical James Vince: an aesthetically pleasing 15-40, filled with luscious drives and pulls, before having a brain fade and nicking off. It was so regular it ceased to be a meme and just became depressing.

Six of his nine innings ended with him edging a quick bowler to the keeper or cordon. Sometimes he got good balls, but other times it was just reckless, brainless cricket – his dismissal in the first innings at Sydney was unforgivable.