England have a lead of 228 runs after a batting collapse on day two at Lord's.
England - 258 / 30-1 - Australia
England's batting line-up buckled once again on day two of the second Ashes Test at Lord's.
After day one was a washout, this was the first day of play at the Home of Cricket, with Australia winning the toss and putting England at the crease.
Rory Burns backed up his Edgbaston century with a 53, before the Surrey opener was part of a collapse of 4-46 to leave the hosts 138-6.
A stand of 72 was a partial recovery from Jonny Bairstow and Chris Woakes.
Alongside Bairstow - who had been frightfully out of form before this innings - were cameos from Jofra Archer on debut and Stuart Broad, before the Yorkshireman fell for 52 as England were 258 all out.
Stuart Broad bowled David Warner - his third single figure score of the series - with what may prove to be a vital wicket, with Australia closing on 30-1.
What started out as a blip may become something more for the left-handed opener, who has been dismissed each time this series by Broad, this time with the bails clipped from a delivery between bat and pad.
Tim Paine will be the happier of the two captains after winning the toss and bowling England out in one day, it leaves the tourists in the driving seat to go 2-0 up in the series.
With further rain forecast on Friday, the pitch may favour England if they are to bowl last on this surface, particularly left-arm spinner Jack Leach who can exploit the turn.
Lord's was turned red for the day in memory of Ruth Strauss and in support of the foundation bearing her name, set up by her widower and former England captain Andrew Strauss.
Opening batsman Strauss' late wife died of a rare form of lung cancer last December, with the Ruth Strauss foundation raising money in support of research and awareness about the disease.
Broadcasters and supporters wore red, the normally green 'Specsavers' logo was turned red on the pitch, as was the boundary foam, and the players - whose names and numbers were in red on the backs of their shirts - presented red caps to Strauss before play began.
After his sons had rung the bell, it was a poignant moment out on the Lord's pitch, that also served as a reminder of England's batting decline since Strauss' retirement.
With the sun shining, Paine's decision to bowl first was a surprise to some.
It may have been to get a look-in at England's batting line-up that suffered a terrible collapse in the fourth innings at Edgbaston, with a philosophy of bowling a team out early the best way to win a shortened match.
The relentless bowling by Australia exposed flimsy defenses of England's top order.
Despite the wicket of Warner, a huge relief for Australia will be that they survived Archer's maiden bowling spell in Test cricket to remain at only one down through the final hour.
Josh Hazlewood was the star man for Australia, who came in for James Pattinson, taking three wickets and bowling superbly through the innings.
He exploited the Lord's slope beautifully, and was supported by Pat Cummins, who took three wickets with short balls, Peter Siddle and Nathan Lyon's off-spin.
Opener Jason Roy's poor form with the bat continued, playing only three balls - slash, play and miss, edged behind; all off Hazlewood.
Captain Joe Root was trapped lbw by Hazlewood before Burns and Joe Denly battled through to 76-2 at lunch for a marginal advantage.
Burns continued his resilient batting from his Edgabston century, while Denly edged behind off Hazlewood to depart for 30.
A diving catch at short leg by Cameron Bancroft removed Burns off Cummins, Jos Buttler's poor form continued as he edged behind off Siddle and Lyon had Ben Stokes lbw when trying a sweep shot.
Bairstow, on the back of a pair against Ireland and two single figure scores at Edgbaston, steadied with stout defence and gradually built the partnership alongside Woakes who has a Test century to his name on this ground.
Cummins then went short at Woakes, what followed was a top edge for six, a blow to the helmet and a glove behind, leaving Bairstow with minimal support from the tail end before he heaved Lyon to deep square leg.
Amongst that, there were still sloppy errors in the field by Australia.
Burns was dropped twice - on 16 by gully Usman Khawaja and on 47 by a diving Paine, with Siddle the bowler on both occasions - and Warner spilled a tough chance with Broad on one.
Meanwhile, the crowd reacted to everything Archer did with the ball, cheering before his first ball in this format of the game, and and they got louder when he sent down deliveries nearing 90mph at Cameron Bancroft.
The Durham captain and Khawaja remain though, with twin-century scoring Steve Smith ready to come in next.
The Ashes Fixtures and Results
1-5 August
First Test, Edgbaston
Australia won by 251 runs (England 0-1 Australia)
14-18 August
Second Test, Lord's
22-26 August
Third Test, Headingley
4-8 September
Fourth Test, Old Trafford
12-16 September
Fifth Test, The Oval
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England's batting line-up buckled once again on day two of the second Ashes Test at Lord's.
After day one was a washout, this was the first day of play at the Home of Cricket, with Australia winning the toss and putting England at the crease.
Rory Burns backed up his Edgbaston century with a 53, before the Surrey opener was part of a collapse of 4-46 to leave the hosts 138-6.
A stand of 72 was a partial recovery from Jonny Bairstow and Chris Woakes.
Alongside Bairstow - who had been frightfully out of form before this innings - were cameos from Jofra Archer on debut and Stuart Broad, before the Yorkshireman fell for 52 as England were 258 all out.
Stuart Broad bowled David Warner - his third single figure score of the series - with what may prove to be a vital wicket, with Australia closing on 30-1.
What started out as a blip may become something more for the left-handed opener, who has been dismissed each time this series by Broad, this time with the bails clipped from a delivery between bat and pad.
Tim Paine will be the happier of the two captains after winning the toss and bowling England out in one day, it leaves the tourists in the driving seat to go 2-0 up in the series.
With further rain forecast on Friday, the pitch may favour England if they are to bowl last on this surface, particularly left-arm spinner Jack Leach who can exploit the turn.
Lord's was turned red for the day in memory of Ruth Strauss and in support of the foundation bearing her name, set up by her widower and former England captain Andrew Strauss.
Opening batsman Strauss' late wife died of a rare form of lung cancer last December, with the Ruth Strauss foundation raising money in support of research and awareness about the disease.
Broadcasters and supporters wore red, the normally green 'Specsavers' logo was turned red on the pitch, as was the boundary foam, and the players - whose names and numbers were in red on the backs of their shirts - presented red caps to Strauss before play began.
After his sons had rung the bell, it was a poignant moment out on the Lord's pitch, that also served as a reminder of England's batting decline since Strauss' retirement.
With the sun shining, Paine's decision to bowl first was a surprise to some.
It may have been to get a look-in at England's batting line-up that suffered a terrible collapse in the fourth innings at Edgbaston, with a philosophy of bowling a team out early the best way to win a shortened match.
The relentless bowling by Australia exposed flimsy defenses of England's top order.
Despite the wicket of Warner, a huge relief for Australia will be that they survived Archer's maiden bowling spell in Test cricket to remain at only one down through the final hour.
Josh Hazlewood was the star man for Australia, who came in for James Pattinson, taking three wickets and bowling superbly through the innings.
He exploited the Lord's slope beautifully, and was supported by Pat Cummins, who took three wickets with short balls, Peter Siddle and Nathan Lyon's off-spin.
Opener Jason Roy's poor form with the bat continued, playing only three balls - slash, play and miss, edged behind; all off Hazlewood.
Captain Joe Root was trapped lbw by Hazlewood before Burns and Joe Denly battled through to 76-2 at lunch for a marginal advantage.
Burns continued his resilient batting from his Edgabston century, while Denly edged behind off Hazlewood to depart for 30.
A diving catch at short leg by Cameron Bancroft removed Burns off Cummins, Jos Buttler's poor form continued as he edged behind off Siddle and Lyon had Ben Stokes lbw when trying a sweep shot.
Bairstow, on the back of a pair against Ireland and two single figure scores at Edgbaston, steadied with stout defence and gradually built the partnership alongside Woakes who has a Test century to his name on this ground.
Cummins then went short at Woakes, what followed was a top edge for six, a blow to the helmet and a glove behind, leaving Bairstow with minimal support from the tail end before he heaved Lyon to deep square leg.
Amongst that, there were still sloppy errors in the field by Australia.
Burns was dropped twice - on 16 by gully Usman Khawaja and on 47 by a diving Paine, with Siddle the bowler on both occasions - and Warner spilled a tough chance with Broad on one.
Meanwhile, the crowd reacted to everything Archer did with the ball, cheering before his first ball in this format of the game, and and they got louder when he sent down deliveries nearing 90mph at Cameron Bancroft.
The Durham captain and Khawaja remain though, with twin-century scoring Steve Smith ready to come in next.
The Ashes Fixtures and Results
1-5 August
First Test, Edgbaston
Australia won by 251 runs (England 0-1 Australia)
14-18 August
Second Test, Lord's
22-26 August
Third Test, Headingley
4-8 September
Fourth Test, Old Trafford
12-16 September
Fifth Test, The Oval
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