Former England batsman Mark Ramprakash has said that he has sympathy for Adam Lyth following his performances in the Ashes series.

The 27-year-old opener has averaged just 12 with the bat so far against the Australians, which has led to his place in the side coming under scrutiny.

Ramprakash has suggested that speculation over Lyth's place is part and parcel of being an international cricketer.

"It is difficult when you feel that you are not established in the side," Ramprakash told talkSPORT.

"Although he has not got the scores that he wanted to against Australia, people have got to remember there is no attack like the Australian attack in world cricket. They have two left arm bowlers who bowl at 90mph and that sort of challenge no one can face in county cricket.

"You are hoping that players learn quickly in and around the test side and that they can cope with the speculation and talk from all the newspapers and media. That is part of playing at international level. You have got to try and cope with that."

Lyth has kept his place in the side for the fourth Ashes Test at Trent Bridge, which begins on Thursday.