England captain Lawrence Dallaglio conceded his side will have to follow Australia's lead as they attempt to rebuild their reputation after an historic season was rounded off with a shattering 51-15 defeat.
The Wallabies ran in six tries to complete emphatic revenge for last years World Cup final and subject England to a fourth consecutive defeat.
Sir Clive Woodward is having to rebuild the side that beat Australia 20-17 last November and Dallaglio said they could do worse than learn from how the Wallabies responded from their World Cup disappointment.
We have had a very tough tour as we know, we were well beaten in three games, he said.
We made a lot of mistakes and if you make mistakes against a side as good as Australia they make you pay and they took their chances incredibly well.
I have always thought that one of the qualities of Australian rugby is when they lose they dont panic. They go away, think about it and come back stronger. That is something we have got to learn from this tour.
The last time Dallaglio met Australian Prime Minister John Howard was on the winners podium in Sydneys Telstra Stadium.
It is certainly a very different feeling from the last time I was meeting the Australian Prime Minister, he said.
England lost back-to-back Tests against New Zealand before arriving in Australia and relinquishing the Cook Cup for the first time since 1999.
Wallabies captain George Gregan said: We have certainly been on wrong side of the scoreline for the last five years so it was a good effort for us. Thanks for a tough contest.