A 4-0 scoreline suggests most of Australia's players turned it on during the summer series against India. But who performed the best? Who flattered to deceive? And who should find something else to do during the April tour of the West Indies?

David Warner - 6.5

Let's begin with the hardest to grade. Should David Warner be judged on his jaw-dropping 180 in Perth, or on his cumulative 86 in his other five innings? It is hard to marry the two together and reach a balanced conclusion of the batsman's series. Tipping the scales in his favour are his fielding and the obvious difficulty he presents opposing captains and bowlers early in the innings. He has ousted Phil Hughes and achieved more in the same time than Ed Cowan, meaning that he should retain his place for the tour to the West Indies, after which his career development will become much clearer.

Ed Cowan - 6

Ed Cowan's gutsy debut 68 exposed an opener immediately ready for the rigours of Test cricket. Disappointingly he only passed 30 once in his next five knocks, peaking with a 74 in Perth. He clearly has the temperament and the technique to flourish but needs to score heavier when set to pay off the volume of deliveries it takes for him to bed in. A lack of rivals should mean he survives for the West Indies tour but should Shaun Marsh or Usman Khawaja display stellar form, he is a chance to make way for Shane Watson's return.

Shaun Marsh - 1

As in the recent series, Shaun Marsh is lucky to score one. Against India he lasted a total of just 53 deliveries, succumbing to six of those, for a paltry 17. He was the definition of a walking wicket and needs time to repair his game and restore some confidence before returning to the international arena. For a player of his experience his stats do not back up his obvious talent and if not for his relationship with Mickey Arthur he would now be back behind Usman Khawaja in the pecking order. He is most likely to make way for Shane Watson but his immediate prospects will depend on his late season Shield form, and that of his younger rivals.

Michael Clarke - 9.5

Whatever else Michael Clarke achieves in his career, this series will feature among his highlights. In four Tests, Clarke amassed a staggering 626 runs at an average of 125, including a mammoth 329 and a game changing 210. He captained superbly, especially considering the scars of the recent defeat at home to New Zealand. He caught competently in the slips and his golden arm even denied Sachin Tendulkar's likeliest shot at a hundredth hundred. If there is one criticism, when Clarke doesn't go big he fails to grind out helpful scores. In his last three series, Clarke has hit at least one hundred in each but his next highest score below triple figures is just 37.

Ricky Ponting - 9

This was one of the most important and rewarding series in Ricky Ponting's glorious career. Written off not long ago, shorn of the captaincy and without a century in two years, Punter responded with a double-hundred, a hundred and three further scores above 60 in his six innings. The man wrestling with his technique against New Zealand was replaced by the Ponting of old, dominating bowlers and looking equally at home driving through the ‘v' or swivelling to pull. Also in his favour is the manner in which he has ceded leadership responsibility to his successor. There is no evidence of any resentment or blurred boundaries and there is a vibrancy and harmony to the current group. The selectors took a hammering over Ponting's retention - they deserve credit for their faith. By not retiring after the final Test and by putting his hand up for the ODI squad, Ponting has indicated clearly he intends to compete in the Ashes in 2013 if not beyond.

Mike Hussey - 7.5

Another veteran under pressure at the start of the series, Mike Hussey can be pleased with his efforts. A match-winning 89 in Melbourne and an unbeaten 150 in Sydney were the obvious highlights, but he also bowled useful overs and fielded superbly. Like Clarke, Hussey has a tendency to be all or nothing with his runs at the moment and outside of those two big knocks he failed to pass 25. Fit and ferociously committed, he will be around for a few more series yet.

Brad Haddin - 1.5

Australia's wicketkeeper had a wretched series. Woeful with the gloves, he spilled regulation chances in the first two Tests. Out of touch with the bat, he had just 33 runs under his belt heading into the final Test, during which, despite the best efforts of his captain to help him out, he even managed to score runs unpopularly - grinding an unbeaten 42 and an unbeaten 11 when the match required far greater urgency. Despite such modest performances he remained Australia's most vocal cheerleader on the field and in the media. Dropped for the ODI's, his future rests on Matthew Wade's ability to seize the opportunity presented to him, and the recovery of Tim Paine's fingers. John Inverarity's request for two keepers to travel to the West Indies indicates Haddin still has a role to play, but how big and for how long remains to be seen.

Peter Siddle - 9

Perhaps the most pleasing development of the series was Peter Siddle's emergence into a top class Test bowler. With the help of Craig McDermott, Siddle bowled a fuller length, moved the ball in the air and off the seam and became a far more dangerous prospect as a result. Encouragingly, his aggression and heart remained intact, with the overall package now that of an attack leader. Injuries and the sheer volume of cricket Australia is to play will guarantee a high circulation of fast bowlers in the coming years but Siddle can expect to be one of the first names on the team sheet in the West Indies and beyond.

Ben Hilfenhaus - 9

The comeback story of the summer. Ben Hilfenhaus' international career was over after last year's Ashes but the Tasmanian has rebuilt himself and his game to become the leading wicket taker of the series. Again, credit has to go to McDermott and Inverarity - one for helping tweak his game, the other for backing his instinct in selecting a player displaying only moderate returns at state level. The likelihood is that once James Pattinson and Pat Cummins return to fitness Hilfenhaus will not be guaranteed his place, but it is a positive sign for Australia that such a talent may only be fourth or fifth on the fast bowling pecking order.

Nathan Lyon - 5

The word that best describes Nathan Lyon's summer is underwhelming. The first three pitches were not conducive to finger spin and despite India's batsmen being out of form, they still relished the infrequent spells of slow bowling. The Adelaide Test was the only real measure of Lyon's development and match figures of 5/111 are those of a worthy international spinner. The lack of competition for Lyon's place suggests he is a shoo-in for the foreseeable future but is at risk of being overlooked in favour of an extra seamer in the West Indies and then again in Australia next summer.

James Pattinson - 8.5

If he is not one already, James Pattinson is a superstar in the making. In his two matches before injury shortened his season, he bowled with pace, aggression and control, looking every inch an Australian new ball bowler. He also displayed a batting technique that will make him the envy of most international number eights and possibly even allow the occasional experiment at number seven. His youth and lack of bowling miles means he requires nursing through the next couple of years but rest assured Australia has unearthed a champion.

Ryan Harris - 7

Before this summer Ryan Harris was regarded by many as the best paceman in Australia and would have been a national favourite had it not been for a succession of debilitating injuries. Unfortunately, if his two appearances against India are anything to go by, these injuries are beginning to catch up with him. His action has altered so that he is more chest-on at the crease, limiting the amount of movement and bounce he is able to extract. He remains a quality member of Australia's bowling stocks but with the emergence of Pattinson and Cummins, and the rise of Siddle and Hilfenhaus there is no longer a guaranteed spot for him during the fleeting occasions he is fit.

Mitchell Starc - 7.5

The left-hander did everything that could have been expected of him in his sole appearance this series. He offered a different angle of attack on a green wicket, picking up 4/70 in an encouraging display. He is another member of Australia's now overflowing supply of fast bowlers and his age and left-arm variation are likely to see him there or thereabouts for a long time to come. He still lacks the control of an elite Test bowler, but that will develop, as will his ability to manoeuvre the ball in the air with greater regularity.