On returning to the field of play for day two of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane, England had Australia exactly where they wanted them. 273-8 on a pitch that looked good for batting.
By close of play, however, circumstances couldn’t have been more different. A ruthless assault led by Mitchell Johnson saw England skittled for just 136, before Warner and Rogers navigated the hosts to 65-0 by stumps, a lead of 224.
Nottinghamshire’s Stuart Broad attempted to stem the flow of wickets, scoring 3X, while 2014 overseas signing Peter Siddle finished with 1-28. The collapse started with Jonathan Trott’s wicket, tipping the odds in Australia’s favour.
"I think that was a big momentum swing," said Australian wicket-keeper Brad Haddin, who took the catch.
"We didn't put the ball quite where we liked, we probably just tried too hard, we searched for wickets a little bit at the start, so that was the big wicket leading into the break, and once we came out we got our lengths right and executed our plans.
"I thought we built some good pressure leading up to Nathan Lyon's two big breakthroughs and Mitchell Johnson letting some go. You have to earn the right to have sessions like that and I thought we built the pressure quite well.
"We probably didn't start with the ball the way we would have liked, so Billy told the bowlers in no uncertain terms where he wanted things to be at lunch, and we came back after the break and got our lengths right, which was pleasing to see.
“Billy has come back into the system leading into this Test. He was pretty good during the break to tell the bowlers where they needed to go. Pitch it up."
The short ball was the attack’s key weapon, Johnson and Harris giving the English batsmen plenty to think about in a turbulent spell of pace. All ten wickets saw catches taken too, allowing Haddin to build on his first-innings 94 in the field, Trott’s catch his 20th Test dismissal.
"That's probably as well as I've played in Test cricket," Haddin said.
"I was pretty comfortable yesterday and with Mitch (Mitchell Johnson) it was a tough period there.
“You would obviously like three figures but to get in a position we put the team is probably more important than three figures for myself.
"When you get milestones it means you start to get more milestones behind you than you do in front of you. I'm just concentrating on where this game's going. Those sort of stats are well and good once you've given the game away, but it's important now we keep playing the cricket we want over the next three days and get us in the best position we can tomorrow."