Australia vs. England Test Series 2013: Day 4 Scorecard and Recap from Brisbane

Australia sealed the first Test of the 2013-14 Ashes series, bowling England out for well under 200 once more to seal a 381-run victory.

Left-arm bowler Mitchell Johnson was key to success, claiming the prized wicket of Kevin Pietersen an hour into proceedings before completing his five-wicket haul later in a rain-disrupted day.

The Ashes roadshow now moves on to Adelaide, where England face a tough ask to get themselves back in the series.

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Harris	19	4	49	2
Johnson	21.1	7	42	5
Siddle	15	3	25	1
Lyon	20	6	46	2
Smith	4	1	15	0
Watson	2	2	0	0

Batsman	Dismissal	Runs	Mins	Balls
Cook	c Haddin	b Lyon	65	261
Carberry		b Harris	0	18
Trott	c Lyon	b Johnson	9	14
Pietersen	c Sub	b Johnson	26	92
Bell	c Haddin	b Siddle	32	102
Root	not out		26	118
Prior	c Warner	b Lyon	4	9
Broad	c Haddin	b Johnson	4	3
Swann	c Smith	b Johnson	0	1
Tremlett	c Bailey	b Harris	7	47
Anderson	c and b Johnson		2	20
			Extras	4
			Total	179

Resuming on 24-2, the Three Lions opened the morning well as captain Alastair Cook and Pietersen moved the score onto 72-2 in the first hour's play.

Pietersen, though would soon find his day coming to a premature end, as an attempted pull shot was skied into the air and straight to the hands of the substitute fielder at fine leg.

Cook and Bell would join forces and see the side through to the end of the morning session. However, Peter Siddle would become the next bowler to damage England's attempted defiant stand as he claimed the valuable wicket of Bell, caught behind after some extra bounce from the Victorian.

Play would be held up for one-and-a-half hours shortly after, with the extended break prompting the end of Cook's one-man mission to keep the game competitive.

Having scored the third slowest Test fifty of his career, Cook would fall shortly after the restart attempting to cut spinner Nathan Lyon.

It was the cue for Lyon to join in, as he added the wicket of underperforming Matt Prior, before Johnson chipped in to remove Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann as England lost four wickets for just nine runs in the afternoon session.

Now at 151-8, England's even vague hopes of being rescued by the weather were destroyed—despite a further spell off the field and Chris Tremlett briefly digging in alongside Joe Root.

Harris would return to remove the tall fast bowler, leaving the honour of cleaning up the innings to Johnson—who left with a five-for to his name after claiming James Anderson caught and bowled.

Next up, England head north to Adelaide where they will be expected to put on a much better show as they go in search of a fourth consecutive Ashes triumph.

The batsmen, in particular, must prove they are still up to the task at hand as weaknesses seen over the English summer reared their head once more.