Ben Stokes 10 out of 10, Tim Paine 0: England v Australia third Ashes Test player ratings

England allrounder Stokes hit 135 not out to guide England to an unthinkable one-wicket victory at Headingley to level the series at 1-1

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  ENGLAND PLAYER RATINGS Rory Burns, 2 (out of 10) - Still just about in credit across the series, but two failures here showed he has to find more solutions if he is to really crack Test cricket. Reuters

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  Jason Roy, 1 - Often seemed to be sledging the Australian batsmen. Which is bold from someone with 57 runs across six inning in the series, with two more failures here. Reuters

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  Joe Root, 8 - No runs and just three balls faced between the second innings at Lord’s at the first at Headingley, then a leader’s effort in the second to give England a chance. Reuters

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  Joe Denly, 7 - Top scored in England’s first innings with, erm, 12. But his plucky second-innings 50 suggested he could have the goods for this level after all. Reuters

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  Ben Stokes, 10 - The greatest Test innings ever played? A little distance is needed for proper perspective on that, but factor in his heroic bowling, too, and he is quite the superstar. Reuters

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  Jonny Bairstow, 7 - His second innings 36 was neither big nor matchwinning, but it was a counter-punch that infused England with belief. AFP

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  Jos Buttler, 2 - Sawn off by Stokes with a mix up between the wickets when the stage had felt set for them to repeat their World Cup final form, and he remains run shy. AFP

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  Chris Woakes (right), 4 - Culpable with the ball as England let Australia off the hook on Day 1, and they could have done with more from him with the bat on the fourth afternoon, too. AFP

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  Jofra Archer, 8 - Stole a beach ball back from a steward and chucked it back to the revellers on the Western Terrace. Because he wasn’t enough of a hero already. Reuters

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  Stuart Broad, 8 - The box office hits of Stokes and Archer have overshadowed a fine body of work by Broad in this Ashes so far. He was impeccable with the ball at Headingley. AFP

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  Jack Leach, 7 - The best one not out he will ever make in his life, he reckons. It gave him a part share in the second highest 10th-wicket stand to win a Test. AFP

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  AUSTRALIA PLAYER RATINGS David Warner, 6 - Rode his luck to make his first notable score of the series in the first innings, but he was back in the mire straight away second time around. AFP

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  Marcus Harris, 3 - His returns were Cameron Bancroft-like: eight in the first innings, 19 second time round. So Australia’s problems at the top persist AFP

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  Usman Khawaja, 4 - He is a shadow of the player who scored an epic century in Dubai against Pakistan last winter, with two more negligible efforts in Leeds. Reuters

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  Marnus Labuschagne, 9 - Given the passable impression he has done of the master batsman since replacing him, he might as well be called “Labu-Smith”. It is easier to pronounce than Labuschagne, anyway. Reuters

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  Travis Head, 4 - A duck first time around, then 25 in the second innings – but, to be fair to the left-hander, each ball was a peach that dismissed him. Reuters

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  Matthew Wade, 5 - The century at Edgbaston apart, he has struggled to bring his domestic form with him on his Test return. He made nought and 33. Reuters

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  Tim Paine, 0 - Two more batting failures. A review burnt in desperation, an over before it was really needed. And England scored 362 for nine in the fourth innings on his watch. Horror stuff. Reuters

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  James Pattinson, 7 - He was not flattered by match figures of three for 58 as he was a threat throughout, on the ground where his brother played a single Test for England 11 years earlier. Reuters

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  Pat Cummins, 7 - Outstanding in the first innings as Australia destroyed England’s top order, but he flagged when the game was there to be won second time around. Reuters

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  Nathan Lyon, 4 - He bowled better than match figures of two for 115 suggest, but the botched run out of Leach with England requiring two to win might haunt him forever. Reuters

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  Josh Hazlewood, 9 - Even this colossus could not stop Stokes, who took him for 19 in one vital over near the end. Other than that, Hazlewood was magnificent. Reuters

Ben Stokes produced his second "once-in-a-lifetime" performance of the summer as his magnificent century powered England to an  unthinkable one-wicket victory at Headingley to keep the Ashes alive.

Stokes hit 135 not out to even eclipse his match-winning turn in the World Cup final, to lead England to their record chase of 359.

Stokes hit eight sixes and 11 fours as he instantly laid claim to one of the greatest innings of all time, while Leach's solitary run was the one that levelled the scores.

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