Australian cricket fans are reeling after a 2-0 series defeat to South Africa in Hobart.
It marks the side's fifth straight Test loss, and questions are now being openly raised over who is to blame.
After yet another loss, Australia's cricket team is wondering where it all went wrong.
The cricketers lost to South Africa by an innings and 80 runs in the second Test in Hobart and have the third and final Test still to go.
Since 2011, they have won around half of their Test series, compared to a decade prior in which they equalled the record for consecutive Test match victories at 16.
The slide now comes despite being ranked the top team in the world in August.
Captain Steve Smith says he is disappointed in his team.
"I need players who are willing to get in the contest and get in the battle and have some pride in playing for Australia and pride in the Baggy Green.* I'm embarrassed to be sitting here, to be honest with you."
Almost the entire side has been sent back to play for their state teams to try to find some good form.
South African captain Faf Du Plessis was more forgiving, saying it would be unwise to assume Australia is finished off.
"We won't just rest on our laurels and expect to be happy with 2-1 or even 2-0. We've got Australia in a position now where they're under pressure, and we certainly don't want to let that go. It's hard enough to get them in this position, so we'll do everything we can to make sure we keep them there."
Former skippers are leading the calls for change, with Allan Border and Ricky Ponting both pointing fingers at the players.
Cricket great Ian Chappell has suggested the team could benefit from younger players, while Michael Clarke has sympathised with Steve Smith.
The chairman of selectors, Rod Marsh, likely to retire when his contract ends in mid-2017, is also drawing criticism.
He has indicated there will be a vastly different line-up for next week's series finale in Adelaide.
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland admits there is work to be done.
"You know, the big picture is that the last three months have been a very poor three months for Australian cricket. Three months ago, we were the number one Test team in the world and the number one One Day team in the world. That's the reality of the rankings, and, as I said in my opening comment, it's a very significant fall from grace, and we all need to ask ourselves some questions as to why or how this has happened, or why we are in this rut, and, more importantly, how we work our way through it and get out of it."
He has rejected calls for a formal review, five years after the last one in the wake of Australia's 3-1 Ashes loss to England.
Cricket commentator Neil Manthorpe has told the ABC rushing to conclusions will not solve the issue.
He says all hope is not lost.
"I think, um, a collective deep breath would be a good thing, um, for Australian supporters and for administrators and players. I mean, there's a lot of recrimination and a blame game going on, isn't there? There is, however, obviously, a serious problem. They lost 8/32 yesterday, and that wasn't a one-off. I mean, they lost 10/86 in Perth and 10/85 in the first innings here. There's obviously a huge amount of fragility about the batting line-up. And that is a technical issue. It's, also, probably a psychological issue. But there are definite, definite problems. But they need to be addressed in a calm way rather than a panic."
