Can't agree with some of that assessment at all.
Thought Livingston looked sharper and played around us, without really troubling our box, other than the shot that clipped the bar. Bigi tried hard, but at times looked overly lax in his passing. Tuton was strong and looked more than capable of causing defences up here problems. Thought Tanner did really well and looked nippy and tricky. Sorry but Rose for the large part was anonymous IMO.
Dembele and Dunne (or is it really just Joleyn Lescott without the star trek mask) were strong and looked capable.
Still very early days and keeping players sharp and fit is the reason for these games, long way to go, but the signs are encouraging.