Physical under the high ball and at close quarters, touched with genius when in space. He burrows away at the heart of a defence with his relentless carrying and surely no hooker tackles more. He looked what he is – short of match practice. Yet another injured back by the end. 10 James O'Connor 2/10 Horrible game for him, really. But he captains well and really is a most polite fellow. Michael Aylwin. 7 Michael Hooper 5/10 Had plenty to do playing in the centre after the injury count piled up and actually became more prominent. Australia vs Lions - First Test - Match Highlights - YouTube But the Lions had the upper hand in the scrum while he was on, which is his first duty. Pat McCabe (Leali'ifano 1) Selfless stint of tackling and carrying. Before his latest he made little impression. British Irish Lions Tour of Australia 2013 montage - YouTube On the side of the scrum he was quiet, even looked a little slight. One poor pass and one overthrow cost him a mark. 4 Alun Wyn Jones 6/10 Big point of reference. Seems to enjoy life without the responsibility of goalkicking. 11 George North 8/10 Scored one of the great Lions tries, leaving a trail of defenders behind him. Took a bit of lineout ball and was boss of the restarts. And the scrum was not a great success early on. 14 Israel Folau 8/10 Quieter in second half but difficult to remember him making a mistake and impossible to forget his good moments, which were from another planet – or maybe sport. Get him back out wide, where he is so lethal and where he ended up here. His game lasted 50 seconds. 6 Tom Croft 6/10 The Lions' principal target at the lineout and he didn't let them down. 1 Benn Robinson 6/10 A real trundler, this one. 1 Alex Corbisiero 6/10 Got through a lot of carrying and played his part in the Lions' more successful scrum combination. Penalised in second half, then off. He mixed it enough round the fringes, as some seem to fear he won't, and was so often in support, as we all know he will. Totally outplayed his opposite number. Looked like a fish out of water at fly-half. 2 Tom Youngs 7/10 Excellent game. Mako Vunipola (for Alex Corbisiero 52) Dan Cole (for Adam Jones 52) Ben Youngs (for Mike Phillips 62) Richard Hibbard (for Tom Youngs 65) Geoff Parling (for Alun Wyn Jones 71) Dan Lydiate (for Tom Croft 73), Australia's coach Robbie Deans may need to find replacements for five backs injured in the opening Test against the Lions and possibly for James Horwill after the captain was cited, The Lions triumphed in the first Test by the narrowest of margins after Australia's Kurtley Beale missed a last-minute penalty to win the game, Andy Bull: George North scored one of the greatest Lions tries while Jonathan Sexton emerged as one the Lions' key leaders, All the best images from the first Test between the Wallabies and British & Irish Lions in Brisbane, Available for everyone, funded by readers. 4 Kane Douglas 6/10 Very physical at close quarters, he was among the leading tacklers. Helped steady scrum after early wobbles. 2013: Lions won 2-1 in Australia Man-of-the-match Halfpenny landed eight from nine kicks to finish with 21 points. 12 Christian Leali'ifano N/A Big tackle right at the start on Jonathan Davies. Otherwise he was as hard-working as any captain should be, but not often punishing. He looks fresh and mean, but was handed off by Folau for his try and lost ball a couple of times. 6 Kurtley Beale (Barnes 39) The story was so nearly perfect for him. Australia looked a different proposition when he was on. Sat 22 Jun 2013 14.56 BST Fine hands, little breaks, little chips and tackling. 7 Sam Warburton 5/10 Still to convince that he is at the front of the most competitive queue in the squad, on form alone. He rumbled through gaps, more than a lot of the backs did. His throwing at the lineout was clean and another part of the good scrum. His carry put the first of the Australians off the field, his tough tackling shook them up and he managed to rip the ball off a prop. One loose kick and a missed follow-up tackle helped North to his try. 8 Jamie Heaslip 6/10 Fine game at base of scrum and generally tidying up other people's messes. Will be better for the run-out. Carried and tackled relentlessly. 9 Mike Phillips 4/10 Out-played by his opposite man, but then wasn't everyone? He worked hard, and then with the Lions rocking he conceded a penalty. 6 Ben Mowen 7/10 What a shift he put in. 5 Paul O'Connell 6/10 That bald head was never far away. 11 Digby Ioane 5/10 Couldn't really get going in his first game back from injury. Lions Tour 2013: Australia v Lions first Test player ratings This article is more than 7 years old. 7 Liam Gill (McCabe 47); Sekope Kepu (Alexander 58); Rob Simmons (Douglas 69); James Slipper (Robinson 75); Nick Phipps (Ashley-Cooper 77). 10 Jonathan Sexton 7/10 Really grew into it. He won a crucial turn-over in the second half and was authoritative at the restart.