Although there are short comings in Dhoni's and Duncan Fletcher's tactics, the blame for the away record does not rest solely at the door of the skipper. The biggest problem India have is their bowling.
South Africa lost the first Test against Australia by 218 runs on Saturday, with only AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn doing anything remotely positive. Needless to say, the report cards reflect an epic fail.
The highlights of the day were the wickets taken by Mitchell Johnson, as well as the double century stand put on by David Warner and Alex Doolan. There was very little to cheer about for the Proteas.
England have announced their squad to compete for the World T20 next month and in doing so have made a clear statement that they are beginning the process of looking to the future after this winter's tour from hell.
Day two of the first Test at SuperSport Park was one filled with wickets and without much joy for the South Africans once they were put in to bat, finding themselves 140 for six at the close.
With the Indian Premier League auction dominating Twitter on Wednesday, the players who were bought, and some who were not given a big pay day, took to social media to express their delight and frustration.
The start of the first Test between South Africa and Australia was anticipated more keenly than a new 'Now' compilation, and day one at Centurion provided something for fans of both sides.
Arriving in Centurion on Wednesday morning, we all knew it was never going to be the same without Jacques Kallis, but reality only hit home when Robbie P was introduced into the attack before lunch on the first day.
Our Team of the Month is leaning heavily towards the eastern side of the world (looking at a flat map, obviously) though there is nary an India bowler to be found. Also obviously.
Not many people would have predicted a three-nil series win for the Black Caps, with one game to play at the time of writing, but the ever-lovable Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor put us all to shame.
The ICC is not, and never has been, a true governing body for the sport. It is a gentleman's club for the 10 full members and almost every decision is made on the basis of cattle trading and self-interest.
'Oh my, what a debacle it has been! They might has well have been playing in chinos, so relentlessly village has it been,' writes Scott Oliver after the Ashes Down Under.
Now that the series is done it is time to look back on the highlights from the series. Runs, wickets and catches are all well and good, but that is not really what the Ashes is about. Here are some of the things that made this series one of the greats.
'What is surprising is that Shahid Afridi's 17-year long record stood for as long as it did,' writes <b>Freddie Wilde</b>, in reaction to Corey Anderson's century.
For Boucher, his life and outlook changed when that bail struck his eye in Taunton in 2012, just three matches away from his 150th Test and retirement. His 'bubble' was broken and the real world flooded in.
In the past month the Lions' prodigy has scored three ODI centuries, the only three in his short career, and still has no international fifties to his name. Conversion rate of 100 percent, thy name is Quinney.
With Australia's 218-run win over England in the second Ashes Test in Adelaide, thus recording back-to-back victories, the words of the Australian national anthem have been rewritten for the occasion.
From England's dire batting, to Australia's new-found aggression and sense of purpose, writers in Blighty and Oz had a few topics in mind when jotting down their post-match thoughts.
With the passing of South Africa's first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela, late on Thursday night, the tributes poured in on Friday morning from all over the world, sports personalities included.
'It is fast bowling, not sledging, that provides the primal challenge to one's virility. And England would do well to remember as much,' writes Scott Oliver.
"The Aussie war of words has been non-stop in this Ashes series. Whether you think any of this is right is of course another question," writes Peter Miller.
Depression is intangible to all but those afflicted. And no amount of education and enlightenment, or indeed research can totally remove the barrier of emotion between those who have had it, and those who have not.
From the back foot or the front, the square cut leads to the crack of the willow and the ball reaching the ropes quicker than a Mitchell Johnson bouncer to the head.
While some reaction on Twitter was unsympathetic and ignorant of mental illness, the majority, including current and former players, was positive and supportive of the Warwickshire man.
With the first Ashes Test in Brisbane finishing a day early and in favour of Australi, the UK media found all manner of things to talk about, from Mitchell Johnson, to the sledging, to Jonathan Trott's departure.
