Australia's first Test report card

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Disappointing ... Australia had a tough time in Chennai. Source: Rob Griffith / AAP

After Australia were beaten by the brilliance of MS Dhoni and Ravichandran Ashwin in the first Test in Chennai, we pass judgement on each player's performance.

David Warner
Rating: 6 out of 10
Warner never looked comfortable in the first innings but it's a credit to him that he managed to scratch his way to a solid half-century. He wasn't comfortable for other reasons - namely a case of gastro - in the second innings and was dismissed for 23. Worrying that he was out lbw both times. Was called upon to bowl very late in India's innings but could be used more later in the series.

Ed Cowan
Rating: 5 out of 10
Actually looked to be in good touch until playing a rash stroke and being deceived in flight by Ravi Ashwin on 29 in the first innings, and was also dismissed by Ashwin in the second innings. Has significantly altered his game for the sub-continent, and looks to be one of the few Aussie batsmen to successfully master the sweep shot.

Phillip Hughes
Rating: 2 out of 10
Looks like a fish out of water in Indian conditions and struggled against India's spin trio, being dismissed for six and zero. That being said, he copped a virtually unplayable ball in the second innings. Will be feeling the pressure in Hyderabad.

Shane Watson
Rating: 4 out of 10
His first Test outing in his new mode as a batsman had mixed returns. He showed flashes of the trademark aggression that have made him so dominant in the short forms of the game, but never quite looked settled. Warner's illness gave Watson his wish of opening the batting in the second innings, but he didn't even face a pace bowler.

Michael Clarke
Rating: 8.5 out of 10
Typically brilliant from the start. The Australia captain looks a class above his teammates, especially when it comes to playing spin. Failed to capitalise on his start in the second innings, but he was victim to a viciously turning ball from Ashwin. In the field, he rotated his bowlers well despite the criticism received for restricting Pattinson too much in the first innings. Might be required to bowl more himself in the coming Tests.

Matthew Wade
Rating: 2 out of 10
Not a great Test for Matthew Wade. He won't want to relive his shot in the second innings, as he was clean bowled playing a sweep shot that was never on. Had a tough time behind the stumps as well, facing a plethora of balls that didn't carry through to him, and dropping a couple of difficult chances off Nathan Lyon.

Moises Henriques
Rating: 8 out of 10
Henriques proved a lot of doubters wrong with his stirring debut performance. His first innings was impressive but his defiant knock in a losing cause late on day four could be the making of the man. Looked far more comfortable on the spinning deck than most of his more accomplished colleagues. Wasn't as threatening as he would have hoped with the ball, but did bag his first Test wicket courtesy of a terrible shot from Harbhajan Singh.

Peter Siddle
Rating: 4 out of 10
As usual, Siddle toiled long and hard all day, but his lack of a plan B saw him gain little reward in Chennai as he struggled to get a lot of movement out of the ball. Despite lacking penetration, he wasn't truly hammered by India's batsmen, going for less than three an over but only picking up the one wicket.

Mitchell Starc
Rating: 3 out of 10
Went from Australia's form bowler to their most vulnerable in the blink of an eye. Starc failed to swing the ball at all on the dusty wicket, and didn't get the bounce that James Pattinson found. Never really looked like taking a wicket and as a result, didn't.

James Pattinson
Rating: 8 out of 10
Easily Australia's best bowler. At some stages he looked to be bowling on a different pitch than everyone else, extracting pace, bounce and swing where others couldn't. He was willing to try new things and was rewarded for doing so with six wickets. Pattinson showed there is a way to be successful with fast bowling in India.

Nathan Lyon
Rating: 4 out of 10
The 215 runs he conceded in the first innings grabbed plenty of headlines, but Lyon was always fighting a losing battle without much in the way of support. Ashwin had Jadeja and Harbhajan keeping up the pressure at the other end, while Lyon occasionally had Pattinson. There's no hiding the Aussie spinner didn't bowl to his best, and didn't extract as much spin out of the pitch as the Indians – or even Michael Clarke – did, but his figures don't tell the full story.

Raga Seni