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Jonny Weeks

Ashes 2013-14: England's collapse on day two at The Gabba – in pictures

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Following his five-wicket haul on Thursday, Stuart Broad, aka the Phantom Menance, is front page news in Australia. The home side start the day on 278-8 Photograph: David Gray/Reuters
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And guess what? He's only gone and taken the first wicket of the day! His victim this time is Ryan Harris who edged to Matt Prior. He's out for nine and the Aussies are 282-9 Photograph: Mark Koble/Getty
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Brad Haddin follows him back to the pavilion just shy of his century when he's run out looking for a second run that was never really on. Matt Prior takes the bails off and Australia are all out for 295 Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP
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Alastair Cook and Michael Carberry open the batting for England Photograph: Anthony Devlin/Press Association
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Ryan Harris celebrates after enticing Cook to send a thin edge to Brad Haddin. England are 28-1 Photograph: Gareth Copley/Press Association
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Peter Siddle drops Kevin Pietersen after lunch Photograph: Mark Koble/Getty
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But half an hour later, KP, in his his 100th Test match, is caught by George Bailey. The crowd erupts: England are 82-3 Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty
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Carberry's solid but slow innings comes to a close when he is out to Johnson, caught at slip Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images
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Then Steve Smith catches Ian Bell for just five runs at short leg - England are rocking here. They're now on 87-5 Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images
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Dear oh dear. This is getting ugly. Matt Prior goes for a golden duck the very next ball, before Nathan Lyon wastes his hat-trick chance with a poor delivery. But then Steve Smith (pictured) catches Joe Root off Mitchell Johnson's delivery. England are 89-7 Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty
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A truly awful spell for the tourists reaches its nadir when Johnson gets Swann. England have lost six wickets for 19 runs. England are 91-8 Photograph: Jason O'Brien/Action images
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After Australia's purple patch, England cling on (thanks largely to Broad) to post a tally of 136. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty
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What a performance by the Aussies. No wonder they look thrilled. Mitchell Johnson has figures of four for 61 and Ryan Harris three for 28 at the end of that brutal innings Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP
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The Aussie fans are enjoying this as England return to fielding duties barely five hours after they had bowled Australia out Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty
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David Warner (pictured) and Chris Rogers give Australia the perfect start to their second innings, racking up 65 not out between them to give the hosts a lead of 224 runs Photograph: Patrick Hamilton/AFP
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The close of play, at last. Frankly, England have been hammered today and will do mighty well to salvage anything from this Test Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty
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