England player ratings: Root and Bairstow lead the way

The era of 'Bazball' is here - and England are a team transformed! It's been a perfect start under the new regime with world Test champions New Zealand swept 3-0 but how did Brendon McCullum's charges fare individually?

Alex Lees - 6169 runs @ 28.16, one fifty, HS 67

The Durham left-hander has looked a different player to the one who made his Test debut in the Caribbean earlier in the year. Since the second innings at Lord's, he has batted positively and has begun to look increasingly comfortable at this level. He got England off to a flyer in the chase at Trent Bridge and registered his maiden fifty but he will be after a big score soon to really cement his place. A jaffa from Trent Boult and disappointing run out meant it was a quiet end to the series.

Zak Crawley - 387 runs @ 14.50, HS 43

McCullum described Crawley as a "rare talent" at the end of the Headingley Test and looks set to keep his place for the Test against India but the Kent opener needs to start turning that talent into runs soon after another disappointing series. All the shots are there but choosing when to play them remains an issue, with his eagerness to drive proving to be a real problem area of late.

Ollie Pope - 8267 runs @ 44.50, one hundred, one fifty, HS 145

Recalled to the side and bumped up to No 3, Pope has responded well to the challenge handed him by McCullum and Ben Stokes. After an iffy start at Lord's, he scored a wonderful century in the first innings at Trent Bridge and, while he fell short of a third Test hundred, his second-innings knock of 82 at Leeds was perhaps even more impressive. A highly encouraging start to life in his new position for England's brightest batting talent since Joe Root.

Joe Root - 10396 runs @ 99.00, two