Anderson spurred by Cardiff heroics

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Lancashire seamer Anderson played a key role in England battling to save the opening Test and it was an innings which gave him the confidence to claim four for 36 on the second day to reduce Australia to 156 for eight, still trailing by 269 runs and 70 away from avoiding the follow-on.

"Everyone wanted to start afresh here," said Anderson. "We used the fact we got out of jail a little bit in Cardiff and are still in the series at 0-0. We knew we had to take advantage of that - we didn't want to waste getting a draw out of that game by coming here and not performing."

Anderson provided the early momentum for England by dominating a 47-run stand off 53 balls with Graham Onions which enabled them to reach 425 and then contributed to Australia losing six for 49 after tea.

"It's been a good couple of days for us as a team and we are just looking forward to trying to kick on," he stressed.

"We had a long chat after Cardiff, we knew we hadn't bowled well there and the plans we failed to execute there, we executed a lot better here.

"I felt good with the bat, I have been working hard and that is starting to pay off a little bit, and with the ball we knew we had to start well. We knew there was a little bit in the pitch for us and if we asked enough questions of their batsmen there would be reward for us."

Australia batsman Michael Hussey, the only member of their line-up to pass 50, also believes they must gain encouragement from the way England escaped from Cardiff if they are to protect an unbeaten record stretching back to 1934 in Tests against England at Lord's.

"We watched England fight their way out of a pretty big hole down in Cardiff and we've got to show a similar type of resolve," stressed Hussey.

"We've got two batters left and it's important we try and scrape our way past the follow-on first and even just make their bowlers bowl more overs and try and wear them out a little bit more."