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Australia 4 for 165 (Smith 64*, Marsh 44*) trial England 302 (Vince 83, Malan 56, Stoneman 53) by 137 runs
Brisbane: Australia were fighting back at 165 for four in reply to England's 302 at the close on the second day of the first Ashes Test at the Gabba on Friday.
Skipper Steve Smith was leading the way on 64 with Shaun Marsh providing support on 44, after the tourists claimed the crucial wicket of David Warner for 26.
Australia captain Smith withstood the charge of the England bowlers to leave the first Ashes Test delicately poised after two days in Brisbane.
On a fascinating and, at times, thrilling day, Smith made an unbeaten 64 to lead his side to 4-165, 137 behind.
That was a significant recovery from 4-76 as England's attack, expertly marshalled by skipper Joe Root, was excellent in the scorching afternoon heat.
Smith combined with Shaun Marsh, who is 44 not out, for an unbroken partnership of 89.
Earlier, the tourists, who lost their last six wickets before lunch, had the Australians on the ropes with three batsmen out in the middle session, including the prized scalp of Warner.
Warner attempted to pull newcomer Jake Ball through the leg-side only to find Dawid Malan at short mid-wicket for 26 off 43 balls.
That left the Australians on a shaky 59 for three after the dismissals of debutant opener Cameron Bancroft and the misfiring Usman Khawaja.
Bancroft lasted 19 balls in his first Test before he edged a Stuart Broad lifter outside off-stump for five in the fourth over.
Bancroft forced his way into the Test side at the expense of Matthew Renshaw on the weight of prolific scores in the Sheffield Shield for Western Australia, including an unbeaten 228.
Khawaja was deceived by Moeen Ali's spin playing forward and fell leg before wicket for 11, leaving the Australians 30 for two in the 11th over.
Earlier, England lost six wickets for 56 to fold for 302 all out in their first innings at lunch.
The tourists were looking solid in an 83-run partnership between Dawid Malan and Moeen before Malan's dismissal triggered a clatter of wickets.
Root's team tumbled from 4-246 to be all out with fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins each taking three wickets and spinner Nathan Lyon two.
Malan, the Middlesex left-hander, hit 11 fours in his third Test fifty off 130 balls in his first Ashes Test before he top-edged a Starc lifter and was caught by Shaun Marsh at deep square leg for 56.
Seven balls later, in the 104th over, Lyon removed all-rounder Moeen leg before wicket for 38, with the dismissal confirmed on review.
Lyon, who was proving a handful with his drift and turn, struck again with the first ball of his next over, bowling Chris Woakes for a duck.
Wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow followed shortly afterwards for nine, as he dollied Cummins to Tim Paine for the gloveman's first catch after seven years in the Test wilderness.
Jake Ball smacked three fours before he was snapped up by a diving Warner at leg slip off Starc for 14, and Broad was dropped by Marsh before he went for 20 to an outfield catch by Handscomb.
Starc finished with bowling figures of three for 77, Cummins took three for 85 and Lyon two for 78.
