Australia have been dominated for the majority of the series, eventually going down 2-1 for their first home series loss against India.

Marcus Harris and Pat Cummins provided a glimmer of hope for the home team, but most of the players used were not consistent enough to match the Indians.

Here are the Australian player ratings for the series.

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Marcus Harris — 6

258 at 36.85. High score of 79.

Source: AAP

The biggest positive to come from this series for Australia, Harris consistently impressed but failed to make that one truly big score that would have given both him and the nation huge reason for optimism going forward. Nevertheless, he looks a natural fit in the Test team. He will be happy to see the back of Jasprit Bumrah, who troubled him with his bouncer all series.

Aaron Finch — 2

97 runs at 16.16. High score of 50.

Source: News Corp Australia

There’s a reason Victoria play Finch in the middle order and it showed this series, with the right-hander falling for less than 10 in three of his six innings. He arguably should have been granted one more chance in his natural position lower down the batting order. It would be a disservice to Finch not to mention his 112-run stand with Harris in Perth. It was the only partnership for Australia that went past 100 and crucial to the hosts’ only win of the series.

Usman Khawaja — 3

198 runs at 28.28. High score of 72.

Source: AAP

The senior member of Australia’s batting order and arguably its finest batsman, Khawaja failed to take the series by the scruff of the neck. He enjoyed starts in five of his seven innings but only left his mark in the Perth encounter where his second innings 72 put Australia out of sight on a pitch with plenty of variable bounce. He still spent more time in the middle than any other Australian batsman and that’s not worth nothing.

Marnus Labuschagne — 3.5

38 at 38. High score of 38.

Source: AAP

A shock selection at No.3, Labuschagne did enough to keep himself firmly in the mix to play against Sri Lanka without making himself a certain selection. Like most of Australia’s batsman in the first innings at the SCG, he was left ruing his dismissal. Only had the one Test to leave his mark.

Shaun Marsh — 3

183 at 26.14. High score of 60.

Source: AAP

It was a middling series from Marsh when — much like Khawaja — Australia needed so much more from him. His highest score of 60 came in a losing cause at Adelaide, and his most notable contribution after that was falling to the ball of the series — Bumrah’s slower ball yorker — at the MCG. Could have a made a world of difference if he had turned any of his three 40+ scores into a match-defining innings.

Travis Head — 5.5

237 at 33.85. High score 72.

Source: AP

Australia’s second highest run-scorer for the series, it was an infuriating campaign from Head at times who failed to make the most of the starts he enjoyed in each Test. Caught at third man in both innings at Perth, Head was bowled twice at the MCG attempting lavish drives and toed a catch straight back to Kuldeep Yadav at Sydney.

Peter Handscomb — 2

105 runs at 21.00. High score of 37.

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India preyed on the same technical flaws England exploited the summer before, resulting in Handscomb being benched at the MCG. He looked a better batsman at the SCG and will be hoping to build on that against Sri Lanka if he is given the chance.

Mitchell Marsh — 1

19 runs at 9.50. High score of 10.

Zero wickets.

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The all-rounder provided Australia’s four specialist bowlers some much needed respite at the MCG, bowling 26 overs without offering too much threat. Failed in both innings with the bat. Was only given one chance by selectors and did not make the most of it.

Tim Paine — 6

174 runs at 24.85. High score of 41.

16 catches.

Source: News Corp Australia

Paine maintained his high standards behind the stumps while juggling the captaincy. With the bat he regularly proved a nuisance to India’s bowlers, but will rue the fact he was unable to leave a bigger impression with the bat.

Pat Cummins — 7.5

14 wickets at 27.78. Best bowling of 6-27.

163 runs at 23.28.

Source: AP

Cummins was comfortably Australia’s best player, proving a constant threat with the ball across the first three Tests before a quiet fourth in Sydney. His efforts with the bat put much of the top order to shame. If anyone deserves a break, it’s him.

Mitchell Starc — 4

13 wickets at 34.53. Best bowling of 3-40.

Source: AP

The left-arm quick just never really got going this series. Starc has always been a burst bowler, ripping through batting orders in inspired ferocious spells. Unfortunately for Australia those bursts rarely came against India. It was a tough series for the bowlers on surfaces that were more suited to the Indians, at the same time the hosts could have adapted quicker.

Nathan Lyon — 7

21 wickets at 30.42. Best bowling of 6-122.

Source: News Corp Australia

His numbers blew out in the final two Tests, but Lyon still finished the series as its equal highest wicket-taker with Bumrah. The off-spinner was at the heart of Australia’s only win of the series, taking eight wickets for the match, and was similarly impressive at Adelaide.

Josh Hazlewood — 4

13 wickets at 30.61. Best bowling of 3-52

Source: AP

Hazlewood started the series with a bang, taking three wickets in India’s first innings of the summer but from there the performances waned. It will not be a series the quick remembers fondly.

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