England defeated Sri Lanka by 190 runs at Lord’s on Sunday, securing a series victory in the process. With one more match to play in the three-Test series the side, captained by Ollie Pope, are now 2-0 ahead. Here is how the England players rated in yet another win inside four days. 

Ben Duckett

40 and 24
Life was so much simpler for him, like all left-handed openers, when right-arm bowlers pitched short and wide in angling the ball across. Now they go round the wicket and pitch fuller, and, a bit short on footwork, he has been nicking off. His unique technique – when playing at almost every ball – has to continue to evolve before the next Ashes. 
6/10

‌Dan Lawrence

9 and 7, 0-2
It is loyalty and man-management which have given him the berth instead of Zak Crawley. He has spent months and months as 12th man and thereby earned a chance, if only by the management’s way of thinking. But opening so far has been a bridge too far when the bowling has been around fourth stump. He will surely need runs at the Oval if he is to get on the trip to Pakistan and the chance of a middle-order position when injury or illness strikes. 
4/10

Ollie Pope

1 and 17
Showed signs of capable captaincy, definitely not when calling for reviews but when Sri Lanka’s second innings became a harder slog. His batting continues to be the most inconsistent of any England Test No 3. Through temperament – too desperate to succeed – and technique, with a bat that does not come down straight, he has yet to nail down the position. How much longer should he be allowed? 
5/10

‌Joe Root

143 and 103,  0-4 and 0-9
Twin centuries at Lord’s and the national record for most Test centuries, 34, crowned a perfect exhibition of batting. It is busy perfection too: he not only scores off bad balls but good. We are blessed to be watching him at the summit of his game, as he has been since February. Mortals are left with the consolation that Root is mortal too when trying to hit too hard and losing his shape, as he did after reaching his second century. If we overlook his catching, here was the finest vintage. 
9.5/10

‌Harry Brook

33 and 37
Sumptuous talent, all the shots and more, yet only one century in his past 19 Test innings: like Root in the first half of his career, he is not converting all his qualities into hundreds. Something to address at the Oval this week. Worth remembering that Sir Vivian Richards would start hot, like Brook, then block for an hour before going hard again: ie. nobody can score quickly in Tests all of the time. Also becoming, like Sir Viv, a superb second slip. 
7/10

‌Jamie Smith

21 and 26
His least distinguished Test, out of five, both as a batsman and wicketkeeper – one or two balls whizzed past him – but not for a moment can his overall qualities be doubted. Criticism of his wicketkeeping stance, with his chest pointing towards mid-off, overlooks the fact that one of England’s finest, Bob Taylor, did the same. 
6/10

‌Chris Woakes

6 and 5, 2-21 and 2-46
Had to come down eventually from his heights of batting at Lord’s but remains a wonderful bowler at the ground, from both ends. From the Nursery End he set the tone with his outswingers, while from the Pavilion End with an old ball he bowled such an accurate and exacting line that he constantly threatened both edges. 
7/10