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Sydney: A late order resistance from Mitchell Johnson (53) and Ben Hilfenhaus (34) took Australia to 280 after the home team was reduced to 189/8 at one stage. James Anderson had figures of 4 for 66.
The Aussie bowlers will now look to do well with the ball and take a few early wickets while the England top order will be keen to continue their good form. Join
For England Anderson had 4-66 off 30.1 overs and Tim Bresnan 3-89 from 30 overs.
At the interval, the Australians were 230 for eight with Johnson hitting freely on 30 and Hilfenhaus on 14.
Australia added 96 runs for the loss of four wickets from 36 overs in the extended morning session.
Resuming at 134 for four after rain washed out play late on Monday's opening day, Australia lost their first wicket just 15 minutes into the second day.
Haddin paid for not using his feet and edged a James Anderson outswinger to Matt Prior for six leaving the home side at 143 for five.
Hussey and Smith were tied down by accurate line and length bowling and keen fielding, with runs at a premium under cloudy skies, before part-time bowler Paul Collingwood grabbed the vital wicket of Hussey in the over before the second new ball.
Hussey got an inside edge off his bat and thigh onto his stumps for a fighting 33 off 92 balls.
That left the home side struggling as Andrew Strauss wheeled out his front-line pacemen with the second new ball.
Smith was lulled into lashing out at an Anderson outswinger and nicked to Collingwood at slip for 18 painstaking runs off 53 balls.
Siddle only lasted four balls before he was snapped up by Strauss at slip for two, giving Anderson his third wicket of the innings.
