Ashes: Alastair Cook defies Australian bowling attack

Johnson took four wickets in the first innings, troubling England with his pace and controlled short-pitch bowling, and has continued to bother them in the second innings.




He has 2-36 so far. He also contributed 64 to an innings-salvaging 114-run stand with Brad Haddin (94) after Australia had slipped to 100-5 after winning the toss and batting. That helped Australia get to 295 which, despite the criticism at the time, became an apparently decent total compared with the England first innings.

David Warner (124) and Michael Clarke (113) scored centuries in the second innings and Haddin added another half century as Australia tried to bat a loss out of the equation before declaring and sending England in for an hour and then six sessions.

Australia hasn't lost a test match at the Gabba in 25 years, and hasn't lost a test to England in Brisbane since 1986.

England is in Australia aiming to win the Ashes for a fourth consecutive series, something it hasn't achieved since the 1800s.