Australia started the day confidently with Travis Head and Jake Weatherald at the crease at the Gabba Drinks were called after a solid early passage of play after Head survived a tough chance off Jofra Archer.
Batting conditions looked favourable and the Aussies aimed to score quickly before twilight movement made batting tricky. Brydon Carse and Ben Stokes attacked the stumps, but Head went after Stokes and Weatherald targeted Carse.
After 13 overs, Australia were 77 without loss, still trailing by 257.
Head fell soon after drinks, caught by Gus Atkinson off a brilliant Carse delivery for 33 (43), including three fours and a six.
Earlier, Weatherald attacked Atkinson, hitting two boundaries, before following up in the 8th over with three more off the Englishman.
In the next over, Archer bowled a 143kph length delivery to Head that nipped away, inducing a thick outside edge. Jamie Smith fumbled the catch, leaving Archer stunned.
Australia wrapped up England's first innings swiftly on the morning of Day 2 of the Brisbane pink ball Test on Friday, allowing just nine additional runs before closing it out for 334.
The final wicket came through a moment of brilliance from Marnus Labuschagne, who pulled off a full-length diving catch at deep backward square to dismiss Archer for 38, giving Brendan Doggett his breakthrough.
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