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The Durham seamer, preferred to county team-mate Steve Harmison for the second successive Test, was hit out of the attack on Thursday when he was hammered for 21 runs in three overs as Australia raced to 126 for one overnight.

But England captain Andrew Strauss trusted him with the first over of the day and he responded by dismissing makeshift opener Shane Watson and Michael Hussey with successive deliveries.

Watson, surprisingly brought in as a replacement for Phillip Hughes, had hit an impressive 62 but fell to the first ball of the day when he was hit on the pads and gave umpire Aleem Dar an easy decision.

Onions' next ball removed new batsman Hussey, who shouldered arms to a delivery slanted across him which clipped the top of off-stump to leave Australia reeling on 126 for three.

Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke arrived at the crease with Onions on a hat-trick, but survived the next delivery when it flew down the leg-side, as England made a flying start to the second morning.