It's unclear when the West Indies will return to Australia's two grandest Test arenas, if at all.
The Caribbean battlers faced Australia at the MCG and SCG, traditionally the two biggest-drawing Tests of the summer.
However, there were modest crowds at both games.
Wet weather didn't help but neither did the visitors' lack of fight in a woeful first-Test performance in Hobart, where Australia lost four wickets and wrapped up victory before tea on day three.
They hadn't played a Test in Sydney since 2001 and likely face another long wait.
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There is even a risk the West Indies will be demoted to a winter Test series in North Queensland and the Northern Territory when they next tour Australia.
"It's still too far away for us to progress any further thoughts around that," Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland said cryptically during the SCG Test.
However, vice-captain David Warner has thrown his support behind Jason Holder.
Warner, who exchanged barbs with Holder during the Boxing Day Test, called on the youthful side to rally around the 24-year-old skipper.
"They're a young team - he's a young captain," Warner said of his IPL teammate.
"They're in a great place with Jason as a leader. He's a great guy.
"He's got great knowledge about the game and that's one thing I do like about him.
"He's switched on, but you need the players' backing and, obviously, West Indies cricket need to get behind him and rally behind him to move them in the right direction.
"You can only learn and he said he's learned a lot."
Warner was unsure what impact the absence of a slew of veterans, who were instead taking part in the Big Bash League, had on Holder's side.
"Would those players (in the BBL) get selected? I don't know," he said.
Holder singled out the batting of Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo and Denesh Ramdin when asked to nominate some positives from the series his side lost 2-0.
"We just showed signs that once we apply ourselves as batsmen, we can make runs against good opposition," he said.
"We really improved as time went on.
"We didn't start well in the first Test match but we really fought in Melbourne.
"We obviously need to tighten up a lot more on our bowling department."
