Day two at the MCG has belonged to the bowlers, with 13 wickets falling before the close of play.
The morning session went the way of the bowlers at the MCG, with six wickets falling before lunch.
A near-record MCG crowd has witnessed wickets, missed opportunities and an injury to Shane Watson in the afternoon session.
Alastair Cook has fallen, but England has built a solid platform after being sent in at the MCG.
Ex-England skipper Michael Vaughan says that Boof Lehmann's aggressive style wasn't countered well enough by England and led to the urn returning.
Shane Watson scores his last 74 runs off 40 balls to notch his fourth test match century and propel Australia into an even better position early on day four.
David Warner has slammed England's undermanned bowling attack to all parts on his way to a 56 ball half-century.
England have been left to rue missed opportunities with Warner and Rogers putting on an unbeaten century stand in the afternoon session.
It's taken less than a session for Australia's fast bowling cartel to knock over the remaining six English wickets on an increasingly cracked WACA wicket.
England lose two wickets in a session that created one of the series' biggest talking points - Joe Root's dismissal.
England have weathered sweltering heat and some David Warner fireworks, claiming three big scalps before lunch on day one.
Watch Mitch Johnson take the wickets of Stokes, Prior, Broad, Swann, and Anderson in a 24-ball spell at Adelaide Oval