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Matthew Hayden was unbeaten on 32, while skipper Ricky Ponting was not out seven at the interval.

The only wicket to fall came on 18 as Justin Langer took a quick single to Kevin Pietersen at cover and was just short of his ground as an accurate underarm throw knocked over the stumps.

The tourists had previously taken just under an hour to wrap up the England tail, bowling the home side out for 155.

Debutant Pietersen was unbeaten on 29 as play got underway at an overcast Lord's, but his new partner Matthew Hoggard lasted 16 balls without troubling the scorer before being undone by Shane Warne.

The leg-spinner was grateful to first slip Hayden, who held on to the rebound after getting in the way of an attempted cut shot by the England fast bowler.

Pietersen took that as his cue to attack, hitting a six and two fours off Glenn McGrath to reach 50 in his maiden test innings.

Warne was smeared into the stand next over by Pietersen, but had his revenge with the following ball as the England man tried to repeat the trick and fell to a superb diving catch in the deep by Damien Martyn.

However, just as Australia looked like wrapping things up, Simon Jones and Steve Harmison launched a late onslaught.

Jones bashed three fours in an unbeaten 20, while Harmison made 11 before holing out to Martyn off Brett Lee.

That left Australia with a first-innings lead of 35.