England's Caribbean report cards: Every player graded after West Indies tour

GEORGE DOBELL casts his eye over the performances of the touring squad during the 1-0 series defeat by West Indies

Zak Crawley (184 runs at 30.66)

The fine impression made during his century in Antigua was largely undone by a series of loose dismissals in the rest of the series which saw him fail to reach 10 on four occasions. Clearly has some talent but, after 15 single-figure scores in his 26 most recent Test innings (and five other scores below 20), concerns about his temperament are growing. D

Alex Lees (126 runs at 21)

Showed fight and determination. But he will rarely experience flatter wickets than those in Barbados and Antigua, so a top score of 31 in six innings must be considered a disappointment. Lost his place at short leg, too, so unable to compensate in the field. May need a strong start to the season to ensure his retention. D

Joe Root (289 runs at 48.16; 1 wicket at 69)

A desperately disappointing final Test overshadowed everything that went before, but Root did score centuries in both the first two Tests. His captaincy is attracting a lot of criticism right now – some of it, no doubt, fair - but there were times in the field when you wondered if an England captain had ever been dealt a weaker hand. B+

^{Joe Root and Jack Leach were among England's top performers in the Caribbean}

Dan Lawrence (197 runs at 32.83; 2 wickets at 32)

Average damaged by the selflessness with which he batted. Showed flair and game awareness in first two Tests, while also impressing in the field and contributing with the bat. Disappointing end to the series but sure to win a sustained run in the side. B

Ben Stokes (194 runs at 32.33; 7 wickets at 26.85)

Colossal effort with the ball in the first Test and magnificent innings in the second. By anyone else's standards, that would represent a fine series. B+ 

Jonny Bairstow (226 runs at 45.55)

After rescuing England in the first innings in Antigua – he made a century; nobody else made more than 42 – his campaign fell away a little. Still, only two men (Brathwaite and Root) scored more runs in the series and Bairstow did appear to be blossoming with the added responsibility he had been given until that feckless dismissal in the second innings in Grenada. B 

Ben Foakes (96 runs at 19.2, 8 dismissals)

Unable to seize his chance to cement a position in the team. Like Lawrence, the average is damaged by a couple of dismissals incurred in an attempt to set up a declaration, but maybe his keeping didn't quite live up to his very high reputation, either. C- 

Chris Woakes (140 runs at 35; 5 wickets at 48.80)

While Woakes was perhaps unfortunate to win his opportunity as new-ball bowler on such unresponsive wickets, his struggles with line and length were harder to justify. Having failed to claim a new ball wicket in the entire series, his career in overseas Tests is surely over. Batted nicely and, with his pace having dropped, might be considered a victim of England's relentless schedule. D 

^{Chris Woakes had a difficult tour with the ball}

Ollie Robinson

Suffered a recurrence of the back pain which afflicted him at the end of the Ashes and was deemed too risky to select. It looks increasingly as if his career may be defined by his ability to improve his fitness. N/A 

Craig Overton (15 runs at 5; 4 wickets at 47.25)

Willing and honest. But lacking the bite to shape games on pitches that would have broken the hearts of many bowlers. D

Jack Leach (53 runs at 26.50; 11 wickets at 30.81)

The big issue with Leach's bowling, ahead of the series, was his struggle to hold sides on unresponsive wickets. He did that well here, albeit against a somewhat passive West Indies team, by conceding just 1.78 runs per over and bowling vast amounts of deliveries. Ended the series as equal top wicket-taker and contributed with the bat, too. B+ 

Mark Wood (1 wicket at 45)

Forced out of the tour with an elbow injury which has subsequently required surgery. Concerns about whether he can recover that searing pace are inevitable. N/A 

^{Ben Stokes made major contributions in Antigua and Barbados}

Saqib Mahmood (6 wickets at 22.83; 52 runs at 52)

One of the tour's success stories. On a Barbados pitch offering him nothing, Saqib bowled with pace and skill to briefly provide hope of victory. Looks to have the skills to prove useful on the sort of flat surfaces England habitually seem to struggle upon. Batted nicely in Grenada, too. B 

Matt Parkinson

Given England are likely to want to use two spinners in Pakistan, they may well have missed an opportunity to take a closer look at Parkinson during this tour. N/A

Ollie Pope

After the series in South Africa a couple of years ago, it appeared Pope had cemented himself in the team for a decade. But he has fallen behind the likes of Lawrence now and will need to score heavily back in the county game to win a recall. N/A

Matt Fisher (1 wicket at 71; 0 runs)

Made a decent first impression when called into the team at the last minute on a lifeless pitch. Didn't necessarily look as if he had the raw skills to prosper overseas, but could be useful in England. C 

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