AS AUSTRALIA'S players and officials take stock after their Ashes defeat, Yorkshire's Jason Gillespie and Andrew Gale have both endorsed Glenn Maxwell as having the talent to play Test cricket.

On Saturday, Maxwell hit 140 off 144 balls against a high-quality Durham attack. He shared a sixth-wicket stand of 248 with Adil Rashid to put Yorkshire in a dominant position in their match at Scarborough.

The following day, the Australian's slip catch to remove Scott Borthwick has been compared with the Ben Stokes stunner which got rid of Adam Voges at Trent Bridge.

Maxwell's astonishing snare had the spectators standing and applauding at North Marine Road. It was no surprise that Maxwell's cricket had Gale and Gillespie purring as they reviewed Yorkshire's sixth successive County Championship win.

"Glenn's 140 was a special innings," said Gillespie. "Actually I thought he shaped up really well in the first innings before he feathered one behind, but that second innings was a special knock.

"Glenn Maxwell has a technique which is as good as that of anyone around. Martyn Moxon and I are both of that opinion. He just needs to find his method and I would strongly suggest that he uses that 140 as a blueprint for how he should play in four-day cricket.

"The only thing stopping Glenn playing Test cricket is that he doesn't play enough four-day games. With the scheduling in Australia, he played one or two four-day games for Victoria last year and that's why he wanted to come over and get some more opportunities in the longer form."

Before the game at North Marine Road, Maxwell had endured a tricky summer at Yorkshire scoring only 25 runs in four first-class innings. But he thrived on a wicket offering pace, bounce and carry, hitting 17 fours and two sixes in an innings that earned a standing ovation from a typically appreciative Scarborough crowd.

"That partnership between Glenn and Adil Rashid was just brilliant counter-attacking cricket," enthused Gillespie. "I spoke to Glenn and he thinks that was a typical Australian wicket.

"There's bounce and carry and a little bit of nibble with the Duke cricket ball. It suited both bowling attacks and it was hard work in the first 30-35 overs before the shine went off the ball."

For his part, Gale was looking forward to an eight-day break before Yorkshire's next match, against Northants in the Royal London One-Day Cup next Tuesday. But he still had time to endorse Gillespie's view of Maxwell's talent.

"Glenn and Rash probably won the game in that middle session on Saturday," said the delighted Yorkshire skipper, whose team are now prohibitive favourites to retain the County Championship.

"I was really pleased for Glenn because he was probably trying too hard earlier in the season. He just went back to basics. If he performs like that, he can play Test cricket consistently."