Easy: So let me get this straight. Our top batsmen can't cope with fast bowling, Cook is out of form, our spinner can't spin the ball enough, our fast bowlers can't bowl fast enough, our best all rounder is at home... 5-0 anyone?

When you put it like that....

But looking at the positives Ricky...

• The inexperienced Stoneman, Vince and Malan performed remarkably well
• Moeen's index finger wasn't 100% - or perhaps 50%
• If it wasn't for Steve Smith...
• And Nathan Lyon...
• And there are four more Tests

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting on BBC Radio 5 live:

"I felt before this Test that Australia would win the series and win it comfortably and now they are starting to flex their muscles. They probably have a few more good players in their side who can contribute regularly and we’ve started to see a few cracks opening up in England’s side.

"Before this match some people said that the four Australian bowlers would find it hard in the hot Brisbane conditions and that England would benefit from having five bowlers. But it hasn't been like that.

"Broad and Anderson have been good but Moeen was found wanting on a helpful pitch and Woakes has struggled. Both teams have areas they can improve. Australia have not been perfect - they were 170- 5 yesterday and England were looking at a first-innings lead - so they'll have to look at that."

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Cheers Jack. And hello.

If you're an England fan and easily upset then look away now. Unless you like feeling gut-wrenching pain.

• England collapse from 33-2 in their second innings to 195 all out
• Moeen controversial stumping; tail crumble
• Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood take three wickets apiece
• Bancroft (51 no) and Warner (60 no) set up Australia for win
• They only need 56 runs on Monday to seal victory

Regardless, the headline remains that Australia look set to coast to an easy victory on day five, needing just 56 runs with all 10 wickets remaining to take a 1-0 lead in the Ashes.

There were good moments for England throughout the day but Joe Root (51), Moeen Ali (40) and Jonny Bairstow (42) all failed to kick on from good starts, before Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins blasted away the tail.

England were meek in response, allowing David Warner (60 not out) and Cameron Bancroft (51 not out) to build a century stand.

Apart from James Anderson - who at least gave Warner a few verbals...

And I'll leave you with that. Cheers for reading - here's Saj Chowdhury with more recaps and reaction...

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If you're just waking up and wondering what the furore over Moeen Ali's stumping is, allow our man in Brisbane, Stephan Shemilt, to explain...

"When Lyon turned an off-break past Moeen's forward defence, Tim Paine's lone appeal for a stumping looked innocuous, but was still referred to the third umpire.

"After numerous close-up replays from different angles, Chris Gaffaney decided there was enough evidence to suggest that Moeen had no part of his foot behind the crease line.

"If that was debatable, what seemed more controversial was the line itself.

"Repainted numerous times throughout the match, the part of the crease where Moeen was batting had become thicker, meaning he had to be further back to be in his ground and giving more leeway to the wicketkeeper."

Stu Harman: I'm afraid Jake Ball is looking about as menacing as Jonny Ball. Is this really the best attack we can muster?

Jonathan France‏: England don’t look like they’d have defended 250-300 runs to win the Test. Totally flat & apart from Broad & Anderson, England look so unthreatening.

England bowler Moeen Ali: "It's been a disappointing day. It's cricket. Australia don't really lose here. In the first couple of days we played quite well. The Steve Smith innings - we found it difficult to get him out.

"We came out thinking today to bat as long as we can. Regarding my wicket, you have to respect the umpires. One angle it looked out and another angle it looked not out.

"As a team we've played OK in bits. I ripped the finger it in the first innings after 15 overs. In the first innings I couldn't grip the ball that much, today was better but I was rubbish.

"To have no wickets today was disappointing."

Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

It's disappointing. England have gone toe-to-toe with Australia all the way through until this day.

But all is not lost. It's lost here but not for the series.

There's also a full run down of everything from day four in Stephan Shemilt's report from Brisbane, which you can read here.

BBC Radio 5 live

Want to know more about day four? Keep it right here, plenty more reaction and recaps to come.

But you can also tunes into Ashes Breakfast with Elly Oldroyd over on BBC Radio 5 live (just click the tab at the top of this page).

And the Test Match Special highlights show is over on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra.

Hello to those of you just waking up Sunday morning. England fans, I hope you had a good night, because your team have not had a good day.

Australia are coasting to victory and a 1-0 lead in the Ashes. They closed the day on 114-0, needing 56 more runs to win.

England were all out for 195, their final four wickets falling for just 10 runs as Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins blitzed away the tail.

Before that Joe Root and Moeen Ali batted well, while Jonny Bairstow looked to be putting together a special knock.

But the captain fell lbw to Josh Hazlewood for 51, Moeen (40) was given out stumped somewhat controversially and Bairstow (42) sliced to third man in a catching position, falling into Australia's trap on the edge of tea.

That left Australia needing 170 to win and David Warner and Cameron Bancroft have both compiled comfortable half centuries against a despondent England bowling unit.

Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

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Cook is a worry - there have been two failures for him. And 50 was not enough for Joe Root. If Cook finds the sort of form at 2010-11...

He now has to have a week's practice and ensure he's in good nick for the Adelaide Oval.

Ade

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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

Can England see the positives? And do better going into the next Test.? Did I see this England line-up getting 400? No, I don't see that.

If England can only get 302 on this pitch - it will get difficult on quicker pitches.

The art of playing at this level is understanding that you can't allow bowlers to bowl - it's a learning curve for Stoneman and Malan.

I can see the tail blown away every time. The top seven of the order will have to get big scores.

I also look at England's bowling attack - where are the 20 wickets going to come from?

However, last time here it was ugly, but this time they competed.

Moeen is live on TMS now if you want to get his take on his dismissal.

Listen by clicking the tab at the top of this page. We'll bring you his full answers here soon...

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Australia wicketkeeper Tim Paine on Moeen Ali's controversial stumping: "We were confident when he came forward. We were really confident - we could see paint behind his foot.

"Moeen had been staying at home [not coming forward]. That ball dropped a bit in front of him and we took our chance.

"We thought we could do it. We think they have a slightly longish tail so we thought we could expose it."

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Incidentally, it was the first time Moeen has been stumped in Test cricket.

There will be plenty of grumbles - should he perhaps have been given the benefit of the doubt with it being so tight?

But credit to Lyon and Paine for their role in the wicket. A devious ball and a great bit of keeping.

Here's Paine on the issue...

Plenty of talking points from day four - the biggest looks like being Moeen Ali's dismissal.

The number six was in fine fettle, rotating the strike well with Jonny Bairstow, with both taking the attack to Nathan Lyon and knocking the off-spinner off his length.

But Lyon responded with a delicious delivery that drew Moeen very far forward and beat the outside edge. Tim Paine caught it behind and whipped off the stumps, certain he'd got his man.

The third umpire took an age to decide, finally giving Moeen out, with no part of his foot definitively behind the line, which did look thicker in front of the stumps than along the rest of the crease.

Millimetres in it but suddenly England were 155-6 having been in a decent position.