Australia has taken the box seat in the first test of the Ashes, sitting at 0/65 in its second innings with a lead of 224 runs at stumps on day two after bowling England out for just 136 at the Gabba.
The tourists fell apart after the dismissal of Kevin Pietersen (18) by Ryan Harris, adding just 54 runs for the fall of the next seven wickets.
Mitchell Johnson was again the hero for Australia, claiming 4/61 in a fiery spell after earlier notching up a defiant 64 to help save Australia's innings.
Nathan Lyon meanwhile came close to a hat-trick when he claimed the wickets of Ian Bell and Matt Prior in consecutive balls.
Ashes debutant Michael Carberry was England's highest scorer with 40, while tailender Stuart Broad continued to be a thorn in Australia's side with a quickfire 32 to add to his six wickets.
Australia suffered a top-order collapse of its own yesterday, with a cameo 49 from Dave Warner the only bright spot amid poor performances from Shane Watson, Chris Rogers and captain Michael Clarke.
It was left to Johnson and Brad Haddin (94) to steady the ship for Australia, taking its first innings total to 295 with Haddin tantalisingly close to a century before he was run out by Carberry.
