Ashes player ratings: Three Aussies finish with near perfect scores while 'whipping boy' has series to forget

The Ashes is officially over and it's hard not to feel underwhelmed by a series that promised so much.

England barely fired a shot over the first three Tests before finally winning one at the MCG.

The Melbourne Test was the second two-day affair over the series, leaving fans feeling shortchanged.

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Nonetheless, Australian fans will be delighted their side has retained the Ashes once more with a 4-1 victory on home soil.

Here's how Wide World of Sports has rated every Australian player across the series.

Jake Weatherald - 4

Hasn't made the opening spot his own despite promising signs at times.

Constantly made starts throughout the series but didn't go on with any of them. Has some technical deficiencies he'll have to fix to become a permanent Test player.

Travis Head - 9.5

Simply the best.

Batted on tricky pitches and did it at the top of the order where it's tough.

Three centuries throughout the series and finishes the leading runscorer across both teams.

His quick hundred in Perth will go down in Ashes folklore.

Marnus Labuschagne - 5

Expectations were high for Marnus in his return to Test cricket. Had dominated the Sheffield Shield season and the thought was he'd come into this series and do the same.

While Labuschagne has been great in the field, it hasn't worked out with the bat.

Two half centuries across the series and a few starts but nothing to suggest he's fully back.

Steve Smith - 7.5

We had to wait a long time for a Smudge century but it finally arrived at the SCG.

Smith's series was looking rather lean for his standards before that, passing 50 only once. Although he did have three not outs.

Captained his nation brilliantly across the series in the absence of Pat Cummins.

Usman Khawaja - 6

The knives were out for the veteran early after his injury in the first Test and lack of runs.

His 82 and 40 in Adelaide cannot be understated though, arriving in the middle order during tricky situations.

Has tailed off towards the end of series and shown now is the right time to finish.

Cameron Green - 3

Has been the whipping boy in this series due to a lack of runs and some incredibly silly dismissals.

Green is a victim of the tags that have been placed on him, with some describing him as "generational". But he is still young and has proved his worth on overseas tours.

Nonetheless his Ashes hasn't been good, failing to score a 50 across all five Tests and not taking more than one wicket each innings.

Alex Carey - 9

Carey's career-best series and it's not even close.

His century in Adelaide was brilliant but it's his work behind the stumps that's stood out.

Made England's batters struggle in Brisbane when he kept up to the quicks and the catch to dismiss Ben Stokes left everyone in awe.

Josh Inglis - 4

Scores of 23, 32 and 10 don't look great on Inglis' Ashes record.

However, what looks good is that brilliant run out to send Ben Stokes packing at the Gabba.

That piece of fielding alone is enough to gift Inglis an extra point here.

Mitchell Starc - 9

A brilliant series from the left-hander. Knew he had to step up with no Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood and did more than just that.

Finished the series with 31 wickets and completely took the Ashes away from England across the first two Tests, taking 10 wickets at Perth and eight in Brisbane.

Two handy half centuries in there with the bat too.

Pat Cummins - 7

The one-Test wonder.

It was the typical Cummins performance. Three wickets in each innings and it was the big wickets too.

Claimed Joe Root twice at Adelaide to continue his dominance over the star batter. He missed four of the five matches through injury, opting to rest after the series was won.

Beau Webster - 7

Another one-Test showman.

Deserved to play the whole series but only recevied his chance at the SCG.

Hit an unbeaten 71 and then claimed three crucial wickets with his off spinners.

Nathan Lyon - 5

Two Tests for Lyon and hard to really gauge his contribution.

Lyon's role is a sign of the decline of spin in Australia. Bowled just two overs at Perth then dropped for Brisbane.

Took five wickets at Adelaide before a hamstring injury ruled him out of the series.

Scott Boland - 8

There was some concern for Boland after the first innings in Perth when he was expensive.

However, the Victorian proved his worth in the second when he claimed 4-33. Boland has been the main man England's batters have mentioned in press conferences about his ability to never miss the mark.

His final wicket tally for the series is 20 at 24.95.

Michael Neser - 8

Has not put a foot wrong since returning to the Test arena in Brisbane.

Finishes with 15 wickets from three matches and always kept England's batters honest with relentless line and length.

Brendan Doggett - 6

Averaging just over 30 with the ball, Doggett's numbers won't be looked back on with awe.

But what should be remembered is how he bowled. The rookie was given the task of bowling short-pitched deliveries despite it not being his bread and butter.

Doggett put the team first over his two Tests and was rewarded with seven wickets.

Jhye Richardson - 5

Hard to measure Richardson's output from the one Test. What's even worse is it was a two-day Test.

Richardson only bowled 9.2 overs but finished with 2-30 overall. Nothing wrong with that.