England slumped to a catastrophic defeat by 405 runs at Lord’s as Australia levelled the Ashes series at 1-1.The hosts collapsed after lunch on the fourth day and were bundled out for 103 in just 37 overs, with Mitchell Johnson taking 3-27.
None of England’s recognised batsmen made more than 17 runs as Stuart Broad top-scored with 25.
Australia had earlier reached 254-2 declared in their second innings, leaving England to bat 155 overs to save the game.
That they fell so woefully short raises serious questions about the calibre and make-up of a team that only a week ago stunned Australia by winning the first Test in Cardiff by 169 runs.
The relative calm with which Alastair Cook and Adam Lyth negotiated three overs before lunch offered no indication of the pandemonium that was to follow the interval.
Lyth, Cook and Gary Ballance were all caught behind, the captain to a particularly frivolous swing away from his body.
Ian Bell led a charmed life as he ground out 50 balls for 11 runs before poking forward at Nathan Lyon and popping a catch to short leg.
The real nadir arrived when the in-form Ben Stokes threw his wicket away in diabolical circumstances.
After tea there was more turmoil; in the space of five balls from Johnson, five wickets had become seven as Jos Buttler nicked behind before Moeen Ali flinched at a bouncer and looped a catch off the splice to short leg.
Broad briefly flung the bat to collect five boundaries but when he chipped Lyon to cover, England were 101-8.
Only two further runs were added before Josh Hazlewood bowled Joe Root and James Anderson in successive overs to send Australia into raptures.