A 1-0 Ashes lead is within sight after Australia declared at 7-401 on day three at the Gabba.
IF Friday was English cricket's darkest day then Saturday only served to rub salt into the wound and the UK press didn't take the Gabba pummeling lightly.
Read the View from the UK below.
Bowler battering
England's bowlers took a hammering at the Gabba on Saturday and then followed it up with another hammering in the press back home.
Graeme Swann and Chris Tremlett came in for special attention
Aside from Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson, the English bowling attack hasn't looked overly dangerous and that doesn't bode well for the remaining Tests, says The Daily Mail's Peter Hayter.
"Graeme Swann, on a pitch his opposite number Lyon had already demonstrated could help the off-spinner, and third seamer Chris Tremlett (3-69) were especially ineffective - a worrying development for England, not just here but for the four Tests stretching in front of them," he said.
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"Swann, who was mockingly congratulated by his teammates when he reached his 'century' (100 runs conceded without a wicket) did eventually bowl the Australia captain and then beat Bailey's defences to become the quickest bowler, in terms of days taken, to 250 Test wickets.
The Telegraph's Nick Hoult forecast changes for the second Test in Adelaide.
"Tremlett is unlikely to be so lucky. He has bowled way below the pace who terrorised Australia in 2010-11 and confirmed the view of county watchers last season that his form had gone," he said.
While Scyld Berry praised the Aussie bowlers while back-handing his own (except for Broad).
"England's bowlers, except for Stuart Broad, have been outperformed by their Australian counterparts," he said.
Top order troubles.
After a second straight dismissal to a Mitchell Johnson bodyline attack, most of the attention was directed at Jonathan Trott.
The struggling No.3 has made just 10 and 9 in Brisbane and came in for some strong criticism.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan tweeted that Trott's effort was the worst performance he'd seen from an England No.3.
While Berry believed there was a deeper problem.
"His twin dismissals here have been more serious, because his decision-making has been one-track-minded. It was all too symbolic that the gloom was gathering over the Gabba when he clipped Johnson to deepish backward square-leg," he said.
However, it wasn't just Trott in the eyes of UK journalists with captain Alastair Cook coming under fire for his lack of runs.
"England have yet to satisfactorily replace Andrew Strauss at the top of the order. Michael Carberry was one of the plusses of that first innings debacle. He is not the problem. Alastair Cook is and his lack of runs is costing England, who have not posted one 400 in the last dozen innings," said the Telegraph's Kevin Garside.
Cook will have his chance to silence the doubters when play begins on day four.
