Brisbane, Australia: Brisbane, Australia: Pacemen Mitchell Johnson and Ryan Harris led the carnage to skittle England for 136 on Friday, giving Australia a 159-run first innings lead in the series-opening Ashes test.
Johnson took 4-61 and Harris returned 3-28 as England was bowled out in 52.4 overs -- including a collapse of six wickets for nine runs in the middle -- less than five hours after dismissing Australia for 295 on the second morning at the Gabba.
Opener Michael Carberry top-scored for England in his second test with 40 and Stuart Broad, the pantomime villain for the local crowd, scored 32 to go with his six-wicket haul earlier in the match.
England was coasting at 55-1 after dismissing Australia in the eighth over of the second morning until Johnson broke through to have Jonathan Trott (10) caught behind just before lunch.
Kevin Pietersen, playing in his 100th test, got a reprieve on eight when Peter Siddle put down a sharp return catch, but his dismissal for 18 by Ryan Harris triggered a stunning collapse of six wickets for nine runs. England went from 82-2 to 91-8.
Michael Carberry survived the new ball but England lost skipper Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott before reaching lunch at 55-2 on Friday after dismissing Australia for 295 on the second morning of the Ashes series opener.
England paceman Stuart Broad took his sixth wicket before Brad Haddin ran himself out for 94 to end the Australian innings after the hosts added 22 to the overnight total.
Haddin batted for more than four hours after going to the crease with Australia reeling at 100-5 and was involved in a 114-run salvaging operation with Mitchell Johnson (64).
He was then involved in the dismissals of both England batsmen, with Cook (13) caught behind off Ryan Harris with the total at 28 and Trott (10) caught down the legside off Johnson on the last ball before lunch.
Carberry was unbeaten on 31, with Kevin Pietersen due to bat next in his 100th test match.
Just as England's fluid run-rate was compounding local concerns over Australia's batting collapse on a pitch that seemed to keep improving for batsmen, Johnson made the breakthrough.
The Australian bowlers extracted more pace out of the wicket than England's seamers, with Harris and Johnson both bowling into the mid-140s kph but getting less assistance for swing and movement as the pitch continued to dry and flatten out.
Harris was the pick of the Australian bowlers in the last Ashes series and continued to trouble the England batsmen, returning 1-12 from seven overs. Johnson, who was omitted from the last tour to England, bowled with pace and bounce but strayed down legside too often and had figures of 1-32 from 6-1 overs.
The start to England's innings on Friday was similar to the start of Australia's first stand. Broad did the early damage on the opening day, taking the first four wickets to tumble as Australia slid from 71-1 to 83-4 just after winning the toss and batting first.
He was painted as the pantomime villain in the local media and lived up to that billing from his second over, when he had opener Chris Rogers out for one.
Broad then dismissed Shane Watson (22) three balls before lunch and Michael Clarke (1), caught off a short-pitch ball, just after the first interval. David Warner made a good start for Australia but mistimed a shot to Broad and was out for 49.
Broad finished with 6-81, his 11th five-wicket haul in test cricket and his fifth of the year.
Coming of a 3-0 series win at home three months ago, England is aiming for a fourth consecutive Ashes series win, something it hasn't achieved since the 1800s. Australia hasn't won any of its last nine tests.
Scoreborad
Australia, 1st Innings
(Overnight: 273-8)
Chris Rogers c Bell b Broad 1
David Warner c Pietersen b Broad 49
Shane Watson c Swann b Broad 22
Michael Clarke c Bell b Broad 1
Steve Smith c Cook b Tremlett 31
George Bailey c Cook b Anderson 3
Brad Haddin run out 94
Mitchell Johnson b Broad 64
Peter Siddle c Cook b Anderson 7
Ryan Harris c Prior b Broad 9
Nathan Lyon not out 1
Extras: (11lb,1nb,1w) 13
TOTAL: (all out) 295
Overs: 97.1. Batting time: 419 minutes.
Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-71, 3-73, 4-83, 5-100, 6-132, 7-246, 8-265, 9-282, 10-295
Bowling: Jimmy Anderson 25.1-5-67-2, Stuart Broad 24-3-81-6 (1nb,1w), Chris Tremlett 19-3-51-1, Graeme Swann 26-4-80-0, Joe Root 3-1-5-0.
England, 1st Innings
Alastair Cook c Haddin b Harris 13
Michael Carberry c Watson b Johnson 40
Jonathan Trott c Haddin b Johnson 10
Kevin Pietersen c Bailey b Harris 18
Ian Bell c Smith b Lyon 5
Joe Root c Smith b Johnson 2
Matt Prior c Smith b Lyon 0
Stuart Broad c Rogers b Siddle 32
Graeme Swann c Bailey b Johnson 0
Chris Tremlett c Lyon b Harris 8
Jimmy Anderson not out 2
Extras: (4b,2lb) 6
TOTAL: (all out) 136
Overs: 52.4. Batting time: 250 minutes.
Fall of wickets: 1-28, 2-55, 3-82, 4-87, 5-87, 6-87, 7-89, 8-91, 9-110, 10-132.
Bowling: Ryan Harris 15-5-28-3, Mitchell Johnson 17-2-61-4, Peter Siddle 11.4-3-24-1, Nathan Lyon 9-4-17-2.
