Mickey Arthur says Australia get back to No.1 spot within two years Shane Warne says plenty has to be asked of the Australian top order after their dismal batting in the 4-0 series loss to India. AUSTRALIA coach Mickey Arthur has labelled the whitewash tour of India as the toughest of his career, but has boldly stated his side can reclaim the title of No. 1 Test nation within 24 months. Arthur also admitted he had concerns over the conditions leading into the tour and addressed the suspected rift between captain Michael Clarke and his deputy Shane Watson, labelling it a "media beat-up" and saying "team harmony is fantastic." Australia's 4-0 drubbing in India was the worst result in the country's history of touring the sub-continent and the worst series result since losing 5-1 to England in 1978-79. Arthur admitted it was the most testing time of his career, but remained confident he had the squad to regain the No. 1 Test rank. "It was tough, it was and I've said it publicly, it was the toughest tour I've ever had in my career, but that's what happens in India," Arthur said. India is a tough place to go and play, it's a tough place to win. We set ourselves very high standards with the Australian team, myself and Michael set really high standards with the players. I think we moved forward, moved in the right direction and, hopefully, if we have our time again, this will be the foundation of something really good for the Australian cricket side. We've said it numerous times now; we could have carried on and been third in the world comfortably, but we don't accept that, we want be No. 1 in the world. We've put some stuff in place that we believe can get this team there in the next 24 months. The Indian fiasco, labelled as the Tour de Flop, also brought to a head concerns of commitment, following four players being suspended for not completing team-set assignments. Talk of an ongoing rift between Clarke and Watson again entered the fray, but Arthur said all issues had been addressed and denied there was issues between captain and vice-captain. "Team harmony is fantastic, honestly, the players work extremely hard," he said. We've got a really good group of young players who want nothing more than to make Australia the best cricket team in the world. It's a funny perception around Michael and Shane, they're different personalities, different characters, but they get on really well. It's sometimes a media beat-up around Watto and Pup, they work really well together and always have. I haven't seen anything to dispel that. Arthur also admitted he had concerns entering the tour of India, due to the trialling conditions. But he said there would be minimal changes to the squad for the Ashes in England in July and expected contrasting results to the whitewash. "It's totally different conditions," Arthur said. I was always really worried about the conditions in India, especially with a group of young players. You can sit and you can tell players what it's like to play there, but until you've experienced it, you don't comprehend it. With the Ashes, the conditions are a lot closer to what we're comfortable with, our pace bowlers will be a real factor in England - they weren't in India, and that's a real strength of ours - our batters will be accustomed to playing in those conditions. I'm confident everything is still on track. It is disappointing when you have a tour of the sub-continent before a tour as big as the Ashes, because it does have the ability of putting you off-track a little bit. We're firmly on track for the Ashes and the conditions will favour us. India wrap up a six-wicket victory over Australia on day three of the fourth Test in Delhi to secure an historic series sweep. Coach Mickey Arthur says Australia can be back on top of the world within two years.