India arrived here in December rated one of the top two teams in the world, brimming with confidence and some may say a touch of arrogance.

Australian stocks were down after a morale-sapping loss in the final Test against New Zealand.

It involved much soul-searching, criticism and suggestions about Australia’s future and who should be selected in the team.

Since then Australia’s stocks have soared through firstly a multi-pronged and sustained pace contingent.

As the series progressed and confidence rose, the runs began to flow freely and India’s plight worsened.

The much-vaunted Indian batting line-up, regarded as one of the best in recent decades, failed time and again.

Their ageing stars like Tendulkar, Dravid, Laxman and Sehwag are drawing close to the end of illustrious careers.

But the Australian public should not get too carried away.

As skipper Michael Clarke says, Australia is still only ranked fourth in the world despite the whitewash and there are tough assignments ahead like England in an Ashes campaign.