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Former Test skipper Mark Taylor has fixed a standing and his thoughts connected however each 1 of Australia's players performed successful the Boxing Day Test against South Africa.

Australia secured its archetypal location bid triumph implicit the Proteas since the summertime of 2005-06 with a broad innings and 182-run victory astatine the MCG.

These are Taylor's subordinate ratings.

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David Warner: 9.5/10

"Almost a 10, but helium dropped a mates of catches, though some were tough. Apart from that, evidently with the bat helium was fantastic."

Usman Khawaja: 4/10

"Didn't person to bash much. Nicked 1 precocious connected time one, which tin hap arsenic a batter. Didn't tract each that good either, truthful a disappointing crippled for him."

Marnus Labuschagne: 7/10

"He lone made 14, but his fielding made a large difference. He inactive had a bully Test lucifer adjacent though helium didn't marque immoderate runs. He had 2 tally outs, and that 1 of Dean Elgar connected time 1 was pivotal."

Steve Smith: 8/10

"Batted good and had a bully concern with Warner. He had immoderate bully catching successful the slips and took a wicket astatine the extremity arsenic well, truthful an all-round bully game."

Travis Head: 8/10

"I similar the mode helium bats astatine five, helium keeps the crippled moving and keeps the unit connected the bowlers. He's cemented his spot present for rather a while."

Cameron Green: 8.5/10

"He evidently got the 5 wickets and the 50 with the bat, but I'd inactive similar to spot him beryllium a spot much proactive with the bat erstwhile helium comes in. I don't cognize however overmuch the digit hampered him successful his batting."

Alex Carey: 9/10

"Maiden Test ton, kept well. I deliberation he's had a truly bully game, and is astir apt alongside David Warner successful Player of the Match discussions. The occupation was reasonably good done by the clip helium got in, but helium concentrated good and conscionable kept the crippled going arsenic helium does astatine that No.7 position."

Pat Cummins: 7/10

"He didn't person to bash a lot. He bowled good without getting a large haul, but kept the unit on. He had the courageousness to triumph the flip and vessel which is these days considered controversial, but it turned retired to beryllium a precise bully determination due to the fact that they got to vessel successful the chill and bat successful the heat, truthful that worked truly well."

Nathan Lyon: 8/10

"Didn't deliberation helium bowled as good arsenic helium had successful the past 2 Tests, but erstwhile again, played his role. Picked up the unusual utile wicket and deed a quick-fire 25 with the bat erstwhile helium came in, truthful a bully Test lucifer overall."

Mitchell Starc: 8.5/10

"Impressed maine adjacent though helium didn't get a large instrumentality of wickets. Showed large courageousness by bowling successful the 2nd innings. Showed plentifulness of aggression with the shot and adjacent conscionable his assemblage language. Even connected time four, helium had a spot of a ace astatine Theunis de Bruyn for walking retired of his crease without making an planetary scene. I thought it was bully the mode helium did that, helium did it precise well. I conscionable liked his wide performance."

Scott Boland: 8/10

"A precise bully Test match. He's a terrific bowler successful those sorts of conditions. When it's tough, helium conscionable continues to tally successful and deed the apical of disconnected stump and asks questions adjacent erstwhile there's not a batch going on. A truly bully show from him."

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