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The hosts just took about 135 minutes to polish off the remaining six Indian wickets to take an invincible 3-0 lead in the four-match series. It was the seventh successive loss abroad for India after the 4-0 whitewash by England last year.
The highly-rated Indian batting line-up failed once again with the sole exception of Virat Kohli, who slammed an impressive 75, as the visitors were shot out for 171, around 15 minutes after the lunch break on the bouncy WACA pitch.
The Indian second innings total was just 10 runs more than the 161 in their first essay, in reply to Australia's first innings tally of 369.
The two sides now move to Adelaide for the fourth and final Test which starts on January 24.
India took lunch at 165 for six and they lost their final four wickets off only seven balls without any addition to the total to surrender the series and Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
In the first innings, India had lost their final six wickets for 30 runs.
The first two overs on resumption did not show any signs of such quick subjugation but it all unfolded quickly in Ben Hilfenhaus' 18th over, the 63rd of the Indian second innings.
Sensing his opportunity of a short ball, Vinay Kumar went for a slash but the ball from Hilfenhaus was too quick for it and the resultant healthy edge was smartly snapped by Michael Clarke at first slip.
Zaheer Khan was out for first ball duck as Hilfenhaus directed a short ball at the Indian left-arm paceman who could only hang his bat. The edge flew and eluded a leaping wicketkeeper Brad Haddin but Michael Clarke was alert behind him at first slip and picked up his second straight catch.
Ishant Sharma played out the hat-trick ball but two deliveries later, popped a catch at forward short leg where Ed Cowan made no mistake.
Last man Umesh Yadav pushed a delivery at mid-on but Kohli refused to exchange strikes, hoping to gather some quick runs at the other end. It was not to be as the second ball from Peter Siddle was edged behind and Brad Haddin did not let the chance go out of his gloves to trigger Australian celebrations.
Kohli batted for 191 minutes and faced 136 balls for his 75 runs, slamming nine fours. Kohli was impressive in his knock, his third Test fifty, as he showed the determination to stay put at the crease under difficult circumstances.
Overnight 88 for four, India lost two wickets in the morning session with Rahul Dravid (47) and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2) being the batsmen out.
Dravid fell by now all-familiar mode of dismissal in the series, bowled for 47. Ryan Harris brought the ball in from a length and Dravid, who has shown a tendency to neither go forward nor backwards at times, lost his leg stump as he made a last attempt to flick it.
Dravid batted for 177 minutes and hit eight fours from 114 balls. There was a stage when he took 30 balls to move from 41.
This was the fifth time Dravid has been bowled in this series and 8 times in his last ten innings. He now has 54 such dismissals and has overtaken Allan Border as the batsman who has been dismissed most times clean bowled.
Ben Hilfenhaus and Ryan Harris began the day's proceedings and both Dravid and Kohli were circumspect to start with as only three runs came from the first three overs.
Dravid then slashed Hilfenhaus past the point region to raise the hundred of the Indian second innings.
Kohli played solidly but for a rapid bouncer from Harris which took his bat while still rising and went over keeper Brad Haddin's head for a four.
The youngster from Delhi then drove Mitchell Starc elegantly through the onside to raise an impressive half century, made in 115 minutes off 92 balls with six fours.
Dravid and Kohli were unseparated till the first drinks break with India on 129 for four, having raised 41 runs from the first hour off 16 overs.
The two stretched their stand to 86 runs from 30-odd overs before Dravid was out in a familiar fashion.
Skipper Dhoni (2), continuing with his wretched form in the series, played forward to a Peter Siddle delivery and edged a low catch to Ricky Ponting in the second slip.
Scores:
India:
First Innings 161 (B Hilfenhaus 4-43, P. Siddle 3-42)
Australia:
First Innings 369 (D Warner 180, E Cowan 74; U Yadav 5-93)
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I love watching soccer even if India looses in Soccer I don't feel bad I have stopped watching cricket, I prefer playing cricket than watching the game because I know Indian team is no better than non test playing teams like Kenya, even Martin Suji could surpass Sachin's runs had he played so many matches.
How is this different from any other endeavor Indians do? Software coolies is their claim to fame. They are real tigers in their humid, hot, and dusty home ground.
Before the series, the Aussies were wondering how to stop the Indian batsmen from scoring. After the series started, the Indians are wondering how to stop the batsmen from going back to the pavilion frequently.
As a true cricket fan it is hard to watch what happened to the Indian team but I am happy for Australia. Having spent the last Indian home test in Delhi I returned to Sydney warning my friends that the old Indian guard were in form. How wrong I was! With the largest pool of cricket talent available in the world it is unacceptable that the team performs this badly overseas. 1. Dump the old old colonial style wickets and prepare for the world stage by training your youngsters on faster harder wickets. Drop the mentality that the turning wicket is the only way you can win. the mentality becomes the reality. 2. Give some youngsters a go with a bit of old guard protection. Don't wait for the mass retirement. 3. 20/20 has a place but not at the expense of the test format. One of your own said it. You can't have a cricket league without fans and you need a strong test team to give them what they crave. International success. 4. Dump your captain. He is to forgiving.
What an absolute shellacking the Indians have received and deservedly so the arrogant people they are. If not for your ability to "fix" pitches in your own country, you would be ranked well below Bangladesh and Zimbabwe ... you dont deserve to be playing in the top class of cricket.
Please stop this game ! we are making them earn millions by spenting our precious time and money ! please stop this menace ! this game is for rich not for Poor India
Team India needs good test match practice before they play against other top test playing nations. Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, etc. are the right teams to play against but outside India considering playing like not in home country.
All those great pre-match hype talks were silenced by our own world class battling line up. Good news artiles just few weeks ago on Rahul's performances in England. Suddenly media also after Rahul. Its just hard lauck all greats together failed. One thing is sure, if money & politics are part of the game this is what happens. At the cost of cricket we also ignore other sports and available talent. Its time to stop imported coaching to get this kind performance. At least no imported coach required for india within India. Let's see, on reaching what level the authorities wakeup.
Krish! At least now, will you and your co-selectors have the guts to drop Tendulkar, Dravid and Lakshman? - yes, you got the names right! This nonsense of being scared of touching "the haloed names" has gone on too long! Also, time that Sehwag and Gambhir are to told to be more responsible (or else face thee bullet).
They should stop preparing pitches using river sand in India. If Umesh Yadav can bowl at 140 kmph in Australia, why is his speed half that figure in India?
I CAN ONLY SAY THAT MAIN REASON FOR OUR INCONSITENT BATTING AND WAYWARD BOWLING-THE MAIN CAUSEA OF OUR DISMAL PERFORMANCE IS STEREOTYPE COACHING CAMPS- A SORT OF 'FAMILY GET TOGETHER' BEFORE LEAVING FOR A OVERSEAS TOUR. NO FOCUS/EFFORT IS MADE TO CREATE /GIVE BOUNCY BOWLING TO BATSMEN FAST BOWLERS ARE NOT MADE TO BOWL IN THE "OFFSIDE CORRIDOR" NOR GIVEN LONG SPELLS AT THE NETS AND MAY BE THE 'VETERAN' PLAYERS 'TAKE IT FOR GRANTED' THAT THEY DONOT NEED ANY PRACTICE OR COACHING TIPS !! LASTLY, 'EARNINGS' ARE FAT WHETHER YOU PERFORM OR NOT OR INCLUDED IN PLAYING ELEVEN OR NOT ! THUS, according to old saying-BOYE PED BABUL KE TO AAM KAHANSE AYE "!!
y sachin tendulkars rahul dravids sehwags gambhirs laxmans dont know to bat on these conditions.best of the best are failing.their tons of runs and 20years of experience is not worth???time to retrospect the failures and train youngsters in such conditions while touring such pace and bounce wickets.now emphasis should be to conquere world by winning not by earning money.please BCCI see sports as sports not as businesss if not you will not earn single rupee if we start hating such cricket!!!!
the following teams constitute B level for tests. India,Bangladesh,holland,eireland,afganistan,UAE. India can win in this group.
The third test at Perth also saw India having a humiliating defeat. Either the Australians have a strong lineup or the Indians are playing for money-win or lose Indian players get their money. Winning or losing is a part of any game but the Indian team has been consistently in consistent. Sachins 100th ton has lost its charm now; the team has not fared well and Sachin has not been able to carry the total to a modest level.It is not belittling sachins achievement but it is emphasizing the fact he is not a man for crisis. It is time Dhoni announces his retirement.
we need to make major changes to the team. Laxman,kumar,sewage to be dropped. Wedrop players like ash win who perform and bring kumar, who neither knows to bowl or bat. The Indians have proved yet again that we cannot play fast bowling
Colossal failure of this Indian team. Sehwag and Gambhir failed to provide a good start. Middle order collapses like a house of cards and tailenders provide no resistance. Abject surrender by India. I am disappointed with this team after our success at the World Cup last year. In the third test we should have included Rohit instead of Laxman.
Good Progress by India
India are better than this. Not sure how they go about it. A country with the population and obsession with the game that cannot produce a side that can perform elsewhere is astonishing.
should the all powerful all conquering indi crick team return home to avoid further humiliation ?