Australian cricket is at its lowest point in years, with Steve Smith's team falling in a heap again on Tuesday to meekly surrender their series against South Africa.
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In another humiliating outing, the Australians were finished off before lunch on the fourth day - which was effectively the third, given Sunday's wash-out - to lose by an innings and 80 runs.
It is Australia's fifth successive Test defeat and only their fourth loss in a Test series on home soil in the past 24 years and leaves them not only in grave danger of suffering a whitewash against the Proteas, but the prospective endings of some international careers.
The result also means Australia have been beaten in their past three Test series here by South Africa.
