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MORE CRICKET NEWS‘CAN’T BE THAT SOFT’: India coach takes sensational swipe at teen after series loss

NATHAN LYON – 5Hazlewood was comfortably Australia’s best bowler during the series opener, taking five wickets in a commendable performance at Perth Stadium.

Hazlewood to miss rest of the series | 01:08The Queenslander, who anchored both of Australia’s innings during the Boxing Day contest at the MCG, looked woeful in Perth and Sydney, prompting speculation about his future in the Test side.One wicket at 53.00, BB 1-24314 runs at 34.88, HS 140

216 runs at 30.85, HS 70Australia sealed a tense six-wicket victory over India at the SCG to win back the coveted Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in nearly a decade.TALKING PTS: Aussie ‘freak’ grows ‘big three’ to four dilemma; next step for teen starJasprit Bumrah got the wood over Khawaja throughout the Border-Gavaskar Trophy campaign, dismissing the Australian opener six times across the series.CUMMINS: Skipper gives update on availability for SL tour as prep for WTC beginsHe riled up the touring Indians with his on-field antics, but the teenager’s apparent cockiness and reckless batting remains a source of debate.25 wickets at 21.36, BB 5-57Starc powered through the pain to play all five matches in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, with the left-armed quick producing a couple of dazzling opening spells throughout the campaign.DYNASTY DELIVERED: Aussies end India era, seal own legacy in rapid Sydney classic

NATHAN MCSWEENEY – 3The Victorian seamer was relentless in Adelaide and Melbourne before he received player-of-the-match honours for his superb performance during the New Year’s Test at the SCG, making the first time he has taken ten wickets in a professional match.20 catches, two stumpingsHead & Smith discuss epic Gabba showing | 04:36

Six wickets at 13.16, BB 4-29Apart from a couple of small errors, the South Australian was tidy with the gloves throughout the Border-Gavaskar Trophy campaign, albeit leaking a lot of byes during the series opener in Perth.232 runs at 25.77, HS 7296 runs at 96.00, HS 57

‘Would have been the worst review ever’ | 01:22448 runs at 56.00, HS 152TRAVIS HEAD – 9Classy Marsh congratulates Webster’s fam | 00:19

73 runs at 10.42, HS 47Cummins also rescued the Australians with the bat in both innings in Melbourne.The Australian captain led from the front this summer, contributing in every match across the Border-Gavaskar Trophy campaign.Despite missing two matches this summer, Boland finished the Border-Gavaskar Trophy campaign as Australia’s second-leading wicket-taker.BEAU WEBSTER – 8

SCOTT BOLAND – 9Australia’s best batter of the summer, Head clobbered swashbuckling hundreds in Adelaide and Brisbane to rattle India’s bowlers, receiving consecutive player-of-the match awards.Webster, having been presented his baggy green ahead of the series finale in Sydney, got his Test career off to a dream start by notching a half-century and swallowing two catches before hitting the winning runs at the SCG.Two wickets at 27.00, BB 1-3MITCHELL STARC – 8MARNUS LABUSCHAGNE – 4

21 wickets at 13.19, BB 6-45“Take a bow” – Boland bowls Indian duo | 01:06‘BEAU WAS HUGE’: Aussie debutant Webster earns widespread praise for SCG heroicsMcSweeney confident ahead of 4th Test | 01:55Watch every ball of Australia v India LIVE & ad-break free during play in 4K on Kayo | New to Kayo? Get your first month for just . Limited time offer >

AUS v India – 4th Test, Day 5 Highlights | 14:50However, the South Australian struggled towards the end of the series, dismissed for single figures three times in Melbourne and Sydney before steering the hosts towards victory in the fourth innings at the SCG.The Tasmanian all-rounder top-scored for Australia in the first innings of the New Year’s Test, while he was unlucky not to take more wickets across the contest.Konstas vs Bumrah: ‘Heated’ final over | 01:25Is this Pat Cummins’ ‘best’ Test win? | 11:08

SAM KONSTAS – 5Lyon was hardly required this summer as Australia’s pace bowlers dominated the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.PAT CUMMINS – 9‘Marnie has about 17 predicitions a day’ | 02:18MORE CRICKET NEWS

Thrown into the deep end, McSweeney was not equipped to handle Jasprit Bumrah and the swinging Kookaburra this summer, dismissed by the Indian weapon on four occasions.However, Smith fell agonisingly short of joining the 10,000-run club this summer, dismissed one run short of the milestone in Sydney.184 at 20.44, HS 57STEVE SMITH – 7

The 3-1 series victory wraps up a remarkable 18 months for Pat Cummins and his teammates, which included winning a maiden World Cup Test Championship triumph, retaining the Ashes in England, lifting the World Cup in India and whitewashing the Black Caps in New Zealand.He produced a handful of absolute peaches across the series, most notably his dismissal of KL Rahul at the MCG, while his tactical prowess was vital on day five of the dramatic Boxing Day triumph.However, the Bendemeer Bullet missed the day-night Test at Adelaide Oval due to a side complaint before his Border-Gavaskar Trophy campaign was cut short by a calf injury.Starc brilliance leads to Kohli wicket | 01:10

USMAN KHAWAJA – 3Carey opens up on Aussie Sydney focus | 11:47After a dreadful start to the summer, the Queenslander notched a patient half-century at the MCG on Boxing Day, but it remains to be seen whether he’s played his final Test on Australian soil.‘CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?’ Smith heartbreak as Kohli loses plot in rogue crowd taunt

The 25-year-old was dropped after three matches, but hopefully he will return to the national side in the near future as a middle-order batter.Despite a couple of valuable knocks in Adelaide and Melbourne, Labuschagne was far from his best with the willow this summer.The veteran off-spinner rarely got an opportunity to work his magic on a day-five wicket, the lone exception being the Boxing Day Test at the MCG, where he helped Australia secure a memorable victory.JOSH HAZLEWOOD – 7Having returned the middle order following last summer’s opening experiment, the Australian vice-captain cracked hundreds in Brisbane and Melbourne, while his Boxing Day century will be remembered as one of his best Test performances in years.