Day three, 1st Ashes Test, Brisbane 11:39am: Tremlett, to Clarke. It's short, it's rubbish and Clarke pulls it to the fence. Tremlett, to Clarke. It's wide, a different sort of rubbish, and Clarke drives it to the fence. Educated leave. 9:17am: Highlights from day two of the first Ashes Test at the Gabba. PT1M21S http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-2y26a 620 349 November 23, 2013 - 9:18AM Bonkers. Just completely certifiable. That's what day two was at the Gabba. Australia started with the bat, stumbling to a first innings of 295 that looked well below the required amount. England started well, then cracked, then melted, then disappeared completely. They lost 6-9 at one point and were detonated for 136. By stumps, David Warner and Chris Rogers had given Australia a 224-run lead. Confused? Let's discuss. Upper hand Australia not only has England on the mat but are currently climbing up to the top rope ready to administer a flying elbow drop. It was a stunning turnaround of fortunes on day two after England rightly felt as if they had the better of play on Thursday. Not only did Australia's bowlers shine after a bit of a shaky start, but Warner and Rogers booted them along to 0-63 at stumps. It's the home side's Test to lose. The key man Ryan Harris (3-28) and Mitchell Johnson (4-61) divided up the bulk of the wickets but I'm going with Nathan Lyon here. On a ground that is generally unfriendly, even plain rude, to finger spinners, his first spell made the difference. He dried up the runs with three maidens then had Ian Bell and Matt Prior caught in successive deliveries. The hat-trick wasn't to be but he'd shifted the balance of power. Big moment Harris was too straight early by found some confidence when he had Alastair Cook nicking. He backed that up with the key wicket of Kevin Pietersen for 18, who would have loved to be the hero in his 100th Test. Not today, at least. Nathan Lyon didn't even bother to appeal for his second victim in Prior. Thankfully, Steve Smith was convinced there was bat before pad and Clarke sent it upstairs. There was more timber than an Ikea factory on the replay, Prior was gone and England in tatters. Things went swimmingly for... He was hooked after just three overs as he sprayed them down leg side over and over, allowing Michael Carberry to treat himself to simple runs. But once he had Carberry nicking on 40 he cranked it up a gear. His final spells were full of fearsome pace and bounce on a deck that was still offering help for those fast bowlers willing to bend their back. Alastair Cook must be in a spin. He would have popped on a cuppa and settled into bed on Thursday night full of optimism at the days ahead. Now he needs a miracle for England to be yet another Australian victim at the Gabba. In the context of the series, it's difficult to tell. But it has put Australia firmly on track for a first Test win providing they don't follow England and fall into a hole, something they are more than capable of with the bat. Australia always needed to make this Test count and can thank their bowling quartet for making it happen.