Steve Smith pointed the finger at West Indies counterpart Jason Holder as the SCG dead rubber ended in a disappointing draw.
Day five of the rain-marred Test was called off at 4.50pm AEDT, with Australia on 2-176 in response to West Indies' 330.
Skippers Smith and Holder met on Thursday morning, with the former desperate for a win that would boost Australia's pursuit of the No.1 Test ranking.
Smith pitched a scenario he thought was fair for both sides: a final-innings chase of 370 runs in 70 overs for the hosts.
"Unfortunately they didn't come to the party ... I thought it was pretty generous," Smith said.
"It'd take some very good batting to get that on a day-five SCG wicket.
"But they weren't up for the challenge today unfortunately.
"It was disappointing."
Smith's plan was for Holder to declare at his side's overnight score of 7-248.
Australia would have declared at 0-0 in response.
"Then bowled lob-ups for seven or eight overs or whatever," Smith said.
"I spoke to Boof who read through the rules and said you're allowed to do that kind of thing.
"He (Holder) said 'give me five minutes' and went over to their team and they had a little huddle and chat or whatever.
"He said their boys weren't up for the challenge. That was unfortunate."
Holder defended what was a "team decision".
"We thought at this stage of our development it wasn't the best thing for us," the allrounder said.
"We needed to hit the 300 mark before we left Australia. That was one of our main objectives."
Shane Warne criticised Holder for batting on instead of rolling the dice.
"If you want to improve and get better, you need to get in those situations where you can win or lose a game," Warne said on the Nine Network.
Smith admitted it was a frustrating end to the three-Test series, which Australia won 2-0.
"We can't control the weather. It's been a disappointing week," he said.
"Today was a perfect opportunity to set the game up for a good chase and for the fans that stayed out this afternoon."
A crowd of 6,865 had to make do with a record-breaking knock from David Warner.
Warner finished unbeaten on 122 off 103 balls and almost completed his ton in a single session.
The opener was named man of the match, having reached three figures in 82 deliveries.
It is the fastest SCG Test hundred ever.
"We're not about breaking records. Smithy set out at the beginning to be the No.1 Test nation in the world," Warner said.
Days three and four of the SCG contest were abandoned without a ball being bowled because of heavy rain.
Day two was also affected by the wet weather, with only 11.2 overs possible.
Adam Voges was named man of the series, having scored a total of 375 runs and never been dismissed.
Voges was presented with the inaugural Richie Benaud medal, which was struck in honour of the cricket icon who died last year.
Australia start a five-match ODI series against India in Perth on Tuesday, while their next Test assignment is next month's tour of New Zealand.
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