England will rattle off three wickets at the SCG this morning to complete a 3-1 Ashes triumph that officially brings Australian cricket to its knees.
An official review of the dramatic fall from grace will be held by Cricket Australia at the end of the season.
Every player, coach, selector and official will be under the microscope.
"There's no doubt there will be an inquest," Watson said. "It feels very disappointing. As a group we were trying to rebuild after Melbourne.
"We don't want to be losing the public support we've had for such a long time with the Australian fans.
"We've got to play so much better for them to keep the faith. We've got to do everything we can to turn it around. We had everything to play for in this game but we have been totally outplayed again."
"For how well England have played, and how complete a team they are, how they've continually stood up all this series, it really has been very impressive," Watson said.
"Unfortunately, the Australian team hasn't done that. It's not just our batting. It's finding ways to get wickets on flatter pitches. That's something we haven't been able to do either. It's both aspects of our game which are letting us down."
Australia's next Test is against Sri Lanka in August. Asked if the current squad was capable of turning the king tide, Watson said: "You'll have to ask the selectors if you think it's the right team. We're doing our absolute best and it hasn't been good enough. No doubt, losing by an innings two times so far, it's no good at all."
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