"That is our rock bottom."
The tourists' misery in the Aussies came to an end in a familiar fashion, as was said by former England captain Sir Alastair Cook.
England won the fifth and final Test in Hobart with a score of 68-0.
With an England opening pair who, at long last, looked settled at the crease, that glimmer of hope started to shine a little more brightly.
There was a chance to end the series on a high and prove doubters wrong.
England lost all 10 of their players for 56 more runs. The series was lost in four days.
Steven Finn said "Feeble". Mark Butcher was the former England batter.
Shot selection and judgement can be blamed for the collapse.
Ben Stokes played an unnecessary pull and was caught on the boundary, Sam Billings played a tame chip and Ollie Pope got into an almighty tangle as he moved across his stumps.
Cook did not hold back.
The batting line-up is devoid of confidence and belief. He said that nobody seems to be able to stop the slide once or two of the other teams are lost.
It has to be our rock bottom. I can't see them changing until people grab this team by the scruff of the neck.
Enough is enough.
It was one of the worst collapses of all time. In 1948, England lost all 10 of their bowling balls for less than 56 against Australia.
It is the fifth time in four years that England have lost all 10 of their wickets for less than 65.
Enough is enough. Jonathan Agnew said that the line was in the sand.
We can't keep going back and forth after a hammering in Australia and say things need to change.
The deflated England camp looked on as Cummins lifted the urn. Finn sympathized with the loser.
He said it was a "watershed moment" for the England players.
You have green and gold confetti over the pitch, Australia spraying champagne, and you just wish it was you.
Change is needed?
England will play a three-Test series against the West Indies in the Caribbean.
Cook is expecting changes to the team and coaching set-up despite Joe Root wanting to continue as captain.
He said that he would be surprised if England went to the West Indies with the same structure in place.
We've had the same set-up for 18 months now and I've not seen any improvement.
You have to ask questions of the others. If they lose in the West Indies, their positions will be in jeopardy.
The manner of England's latest defeat is likely to have an effect on change.
There would have been something to cling on to if England had won the game.
It feels like there will be some degree of change.
England will host the next series against Australia in 2023, and have not lost a series against Australia on home soil since 2001.
In the past three Ashes series in Australia, there has been a huge amount of work to be done.
Finn says that England would be foolish to think that far ahead.
He said that you have to think short term and find players who can be there in four years. It's disrespectful to the other teams.
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