Key moment With lunch approaching and England just one wicket down, the mercurial Mitchell Johnson produced a devastating over to Jonathan Trott, which utterly bamboozled the normally phlegmatic Warwickshire batsman.
It cast doubts in his mind and when Johnson reappeared minutes later, he sent another short, lethal bullet down the leg-side corridor and Trott could do nothing but feather it through to Brad Haddin. In an instant, everything changed.
Controversial moment Kevin Pietersen's wicket is always valued by opponents, but even so, some of the abuse aimed in his direction when he was caught by George Bailey for 18, after being marooned on that score for 13 balls, was unacceptable.
Ball of the Day Ryan Harris is an underrated cricketer, but he plugs away, and nags at the resolve of opponents like the toothache and the fashion in which he removed Alastair Cook was pivotal to England's subsequent collapse. Time after time, he bowled full and straight, luring the touring skipper into an injudicious push, and the ploy paid dividends once again when Cook, his feet rooted in the crease, edged to Haddin.
Shot of the Day There weren't many in England's limp effort with the bat, but Stuart Broad responded to his side's dramatic collapse with some meaty blows in his 32, despite being stuck with the tail. One brutal effort, off the bowling of Peter Siddle, absolutely thundered to the boundary.
Man of the day Johnson's arcing 90mph-plus deliveries were wonderfully effective in ripping the heart out of the England innings and potentially setting up his side for their maiden Test victory of 2013.
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