Cricket: Monty Panesar spearheaded England's vibrant fightback in the Ashes series with a five-wicket haul in the crucial third Test at the WACA.
The left-arm spinner claimed five for 92 on his belated entry into the series while out-of-touch strike bowler Steve Harmison also returned to form with four for 48 as Australia slumped to 244 all out.
It was an impressive response from an England side demoralised by their final day defeat in the previous Test at the Adelaide Oval, but by the close of the opening day Australia had hit back by reducing the tourists to a worrying 51 for two.
Panesar did not look back after claiming a wicket with his seventh ball in Ashes cricket to dismiss opener Justin Langer, who had shared a quickfire 47-run stand with Matthew Hayden after Australia won the toss and batted first.
He then removed dangerous strokemakers Andrew Symonds and Adam Gilchrist in successive overs and helped clean up Australia's stubborn tail with the suddenly dynamic Harmison.
The fast bowler Harmison had built on an early breakthrough from Matthew Hoggard, who had Matthew Hayden caught behind, to claim four wickets, including the prized scalp of in-form Australian captain Ricky Ponting, trapped lbw for two.
England began their innings positively with a 36-run stand in only six overs.
That partnership was ended with the loss of two wickets in six balls with Alastair Cook edging Glenn McGrath low to gully and then Ian Bell nicking Brett Lee behind for a duck.