Pace bowler James Anderson produced his best bowling for England against Australia on Friday to help restrict the visitors to 156 for eight on the second day of the second Ashes Test at Lord's.
When play was called off for bad light, Australia still needed 70 runs to avoid the follow-on after dismissing England for 425 in the morning session.
Australia have not lost a Test at the headquarters of world cricket since 1934.
Anderson contributed 29 runs to a last wicket stand of 47 after England had lost wickets in each of the three opening overs after resuming on 364 for six.
Bowling from the Nursery end with pace, aggression and late movement he then took four for 36 from 17 overs, magnificently supported by Andrew Flintoff.
Anderson struck with the third ball of his second over when Phillip Hughes gloved an attempted hook to Matt Prior behind the stumps.
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He then captured the important wicket of Australia captain Ricky Ponting who was controversially caught at first slip by Andrew Strauss for two.
Anderson's shout for lbw looked a good one but umpire Rudi Koertzen, after consulting his colleague Billy Doctrove, ruled that Ponting had been caught.
The floodlights shone for the first time in a Test at Lord's and, with the help of two rain breaks, Australia reached 87 for two at tea with Simon Katich on 40 and Michael Hussey on 37.
Both left-handers played cautiously after the break, with Hussey the more fluent. After his indifferent form in recent Tests, Hussey looked back to his best with fluent drives and deft placements.
The pair advanced the total to 103 when Stuart Broad took a wonderful diving catch at fine-leg off Graham Onions to dismiss Katich for 48.
Hussey was bowled for 51 by Flintoff leaving a ball which struck his off-stump and Michael Clarke (1) was well held by Alastair Cook at short mid-wicket off Anderson.
Cook took two further leg-side catches off mistimed hooks from Mitchell Johnson (4) and Brad Haddin (28) and Australia were in deep trouble at the close.
England lost captain Andrew Strauss to the second ball of the day, leaving a delivery from Ben Hilfenhaus which came back down the slope to hit his off-stump. Strauss had batted throughout the first day for 161.
Wickets fell in each of the next two overs with Graeme Swann (4) and Stuart Broad falling for 16 to Peter Siddle and Hilfenhaus.
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