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The tourists bowled England out for 182 in their second innings as Shane Warne grabbed six wickets and Brett Lee four, but the situation could have been much worse for the hosts.

Without a magnificent 73 from Flintoff Australia would have been clear favourites to take a 2-0 lead in the series, but Ricky Ponting's men now need a record fourth innings total in an Edgbaston Test to record victory.

England resumed on 95-6 after lunch and were soon 101-7 as Geraint Jones' poor run of form with the bat continued and he went in the first over after the resumption for just nine.

The wicketkeeper dispatched Lee's first ball after lunch for four, before scoring a single to bring up the 100.

Flintoff, clearly hampered by the shoulder injury he suffered during the first session, then hit another single to establish a 200 lead, but there was soon bad news for England.

Next ball Lee angled a fast one in at Geraint Jones and the Kent keeper could only deflect it to Ricky Ponting at second slip.

Ashley Giles batted patiently for eight as he and Flintoff put on a potentially crucial 30 for the eighth wicket, but eventually prodded one from Shane Warne to Matthew Hayden in the slips.

Steve Harmison could not repeat his entertaining 17 from the first innings and went first ball, with Ponting taking a smart catch after a delivery from Warne reared up off the paceman's bat and pad.

Final wicket pair Simon Jones and Flintoff decided to go on the offensive and Michael Kasprowicz's next over went for 20.

Lee's return failed to change Australia's fortunes and Flintoff twice smashed him for six.

However, Warne finally bowled Flintoff for 73, leaving Simon Jones stranded on 12 and England all out for 182.

Earlier, England had resumed on 25-1 at the start of play, Andrew Strauss having been clean bowled by Shane Warne late on Friday evening.

Lee did the early damage in the morning session, having Marcus Trescothick caught behind by Adam Gilchrist for 21.

Michael Vaughan lasted just two balls for a single before Lee uprooted his off stump, nipping one back off the seam to dismiss the England captain.

Nightwatchman Matthew Hoggard was next to go, having made one from 27 balls, before a loose shot gave Hayden a comfortable catch in the gully and Lee his third wicket of the morning.

Kevin Pietersen clobbered two big sixes off Warne before he was adjudged caught behind by Gilchrist off the leg spinner, with replays suggesting there had been no contact with the England man's bat or gloves.

Ian Bell had just begun to find his feet in making 21 when he became the sixth man to depart, given out caught Gilchrist from the bowling of Warne to leave England in deep trouble at lunch.