England's Test side made an encouraging start to their summer with a comfortable victory over Zimbabwe, winning by an innings and 45 runs.

Telegraph Sport rates the players' performance at Trent Bridge.

A new moderation in England's batting was evident in their opening pair, even though they rattled along at more than five runs an over. They simply played the ball on its (de)merits. Good to see him back in the slips, too, after almost a year nursing a finger injury. 8/10

He played out a maiden! He let a ball go! He didn't give his wicket before reaching his hundred. It was another sign of increasing maturity by England's opening pair, not too greedy or giddy, yet Duckett can still score 140 off 134 balls. 9/10

His 171 put a cat among pigeons because he was so fluent when set. But what matters more is his starts: is he becoming calmer and more controlled, or still too anxious to get up and running? A forcing shot to his first ball, instead of a forward defensive, suggested the latter. 8/10

A quiet game as a batsman, and as a bowler, but dropped a bit of a clanger offered to first slip by Brian Bennett. He dropped four chances last summer and this was his fourth drop since then. 6/10

His defence was never tested so he helped himself, or feasted. But what stands out is his growing profile in the field so that he looks like the number two to Ben Stokes, as he should as England's white-ball captain. Cemented his place at second slip, and stature in the side, with that leap and one-handed grab. 8/10

He is still capable of feats beyond the range of others. Just to peel off your sweater and bowl the most threatening balls of the innings, when he turns 34 next month and has not played a game since Christmas... As long as the captain is bowling, England's garden is rosey. 7/10

He made conditions that were not straightforward for wicketkeeping - the ball dipped and wobbled quite a bit at times - look fairly easy. He takes each ball as it comes and calmly gets his gloves on it. Had no time to plunder before the declaration. 7/10

Had a tight quad by the end of his morning spell on day three so he can be forgiven a quiet Test - and it would have been wrong had he been flat out at the start of this season. His fitness is essential as a new-ball bowler as England have so many quicks who prefer an old one. 6/10

He did his job as a battering ram, forcing Brian Bennett to fend to short-leg and banging in bouncers when Ben Curran was hanging around too long. The Mark Wood role at mid-80s mph rather than 90. Can't blame him for being expensive given this brief. 7/10

A disappointment. He was given the first over, when he bowls the second for Essex, and went downhill from there, if only gradually. Never mind his pace, or lack of it, it was the inaccuracy that was disappointing. 5/10

Much more like it as the match went on. In Zimbabwe's second innings, bowling over the wicket against right-handers, he was beating the inside and outside edge. So he can still bowl wicket-taking balls... but when batsmen are not so naive, can he bowl maidens and keep control while the seamers rest? Jury out. 8/10