England on the ropes

Leading 1-0 in the npower series with two Tests remaining, England's advantage was blown away after they were dismissed for 102 having won the toss - their lowest Test score on this ground for 100 years.

They also struggled to distinguish themselves with the ball and by tea on the opening day Australia had raced to 69 for one in only 15 overs to leave them on course to claim an incredible first-innings lead before the end of the first day.

England had been unsettled in the build-up to today's match by all-rounder Andrew Flintoff being ruled out with his persistent knee problems, while wicketkeeper Matt Prior almost joined him on the casualty list after suffering a back spasm playing football before the start and needed a late fitness test to retain his place.

Despite Flintoff's loss, England decided to release Warwickshire batsman Jonathan Trott and play five bowlers, with Stuart Broad promoted to number seven - a decision that backfired when only two players reached double figures and four players were out for ducks.

Captain Andrew Strauss had been fortunate to survive a strong lbw appeal from swing bowler Ben Hilfenhaus off the first ball of the match but failed to exploit his reprieve and fell in the fourth over, edging seamer Peter Siddle to Marcus North at third slip.

Ravi Bopara continued his disappointing Ashes series by falling for one after fending a Hilfenhaus short ball to gully, while left-arm seamer Mitchell Johnson surprised Ian Bell with a sharply-rising bouncer, which he could only fend behind to wicketkeeper Brad Haddin.

Stuart Clark, playing his first Test in nine months following an elbow operation, responded by producing an inspired spell. Quickly finding his rhythm to bowl a nagging line and length, Clark tempted both Paul Collingwood and Alastair Cook into pushing outside off-stump and edging to the slips, and he claimed a third wicket before lunch when Broad clipped off his legs straight to Simon Katich at short leg.

Reeling on 72 for six at lunch, Siddle blew England away immediately after the interval to claim four wickets for three runs in 14 balls and condemn them to their lowest total at Headingley since being dismissed for 87 against Australia in 1909.

Needing an early wicket in reply, Steve Harmison, recalled in the absence of Flintoff, struck with his fourth ball, with opener Katich steering a short ball to leg gully. But Shane Watson and Ricky Ponting combined well to bring up the first half-century partnership of the match and put Australia right back in the series.