After a woeful batting collapse on day one of the third Ashes Test saw England post a first innings total of just 185, they were able to mount a fightback with the ball on day two.
Led by veteran seamer James Anderson, England bowled Australia out for 267, limiting their lead to just 82 runs.
Anderson's brilliant spell of bowling saw him take 4-33 and he was lauded by former England captain Michael Vaughan.
"We are witnessing sheer greatness in Jimmy Anderson," Vaughan tweeted. "Enjoy it whilst it lasts as I am not sure English game will see another one like him."
Ex-Australia skipper Ian Chappell said Anderson had bowled "superbly", while Shane Warne described his spell as "the best I’ve seen Jimmy Anderson bowl in Australia".
Speaking on BBC Test Match Special, Chappell said: "James Anderson has bowled superbly. He makes you work harder for your runs.
"He's proved it was right call to play him ahead of Stuart Broad who I think he is still a better bowler than. Anderson has kept England in this contest."
Warne told Fox Cricket: "We’ve all seen Jimmy Anderson tour Australia and we’ve seen him bowl in England. I would go as far to say today is the best I’ve seen Jimmy Anderson bowl in Australia.
"He bowled a couple of good spells with that pink ball a few years ago in Adelaide (2017), but his record’s not great here in Australia.
"Today, I’ve watched him bowl and this is the Jimmy Anderson everyone expects. This is as good as I’ve ever seen him bowl here in Australia.
"His length’s been good, he’s pitched the ball up, he’s beaten the bat, he could’ve had a number of wickets today."
Australia began the day on 61-1 and needed a further 124 runs to go past England's first innings total.
However, England's bowlers were able to find some seam movement and bounce and regularly picked up wickets throughout the day.
Marcus Harris was the only batter to pass fifty for Australia, making 76 before getting caught at slip off Anderson, but nobody else managed more than 27 on day two.
Ollie Robinson made the first breakthrough, removing nightwatchman Nathan Lyon for 10, before England picked up the all-important wickets of Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith.
First, Mark Wood got Labuschagne caught at slip for one, before Anderson bowled Smith for 16 during a stunning spell of seam bowling.
In the first two sessions, Anderson bowled a total of 14 overs and picked up two wickets for just ten runs, with only five balls going for runs off the bat.
Travis Head, Cameron Green and Alex Carey all fell cheaply for 27, 17 and 19 respectively, leaving Australia 219-8 and with a lead of just 34 runs.
Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc attempted to take the attack to England's bowlers and both added useful twenties to push Australia's lead up to 82.
However, with the new ball in hand, Anderson picked up Cummins for 21 and Wood removed Scott Boland for six to bring the innings to a close.
