This was the worst day so far in England's attempt at regaining the urn.
The third day of the second Test was created to bat at the beautiful Adelaide Oval.
England were saved 45 minutes of dangerous conditions by a lightning storm, but were instead presented with a flat pitch and 30 degree heat.
These are the best batting conditions these players will ever experience.
It was a time when we wanted England to stand up and not allow Australia to bully them. They will lose this Test and be down 2-0 with three to play.
It's not right to lose eight wickets for 86 runs and then be out for 236 with Australia leading by so much.
The collapse was made worse by the way Joe and Dawid played.
They made 80 and 62 in a third-wicket stand of 138, showing they are currently head and shoulders above the rest of England's batting.
They provided an example to the rest by being positive.
They were also responsible for England's demise. The shot at Mitchell Starc by Malan was loose, despite a reasonable delivery from Root.
The two people that really missed out were Ollie Pope and Buttler.
This was Pope's chance to show what he can do, but only for him to look jittery and uncertain.
He hit it in the direction of the fielder at chest height, so he was unlucky to be caught at short leg.
Buttler went 14 balls without scoring. He wanted to do something and you could feel the pressure.
Buttler went for a flat-footed drive, and it resulted in an edge to first slip, because Starc fed him a wide one.
The second new ball was being used by England and they were nine down, with only Stuart Broad and James Anderson at the crease.
The collapse was against a makeshift Australia attack.
With Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood missing, Jhye Richardson went for more than four overs and Michael Neser only took one of his 11 overs.
Pope and Buttler are under pressure to score in the second day.
Burns got a good ball after being in the field for 150 overs, so I don't blame him for his dismissal on the second evening. You can't hide that he failed again.
The vultures are circling around Buttler because of costly mistakes behind the stumps, but he was one of the few England hitters to look vaguely fluent in the first Test.
Even if England do make changes, they will still call on players who have not played a single game on a tour where limited preparation was shortened by the weather and the Tests are back-to-back.
Is it better for England to recall Zak Crawley to replace Burns? By the third Test in Melbourne, Burns will have had at least two matches.
Replacing Buttler with Bairstow? Do they really want to give the gloves away? Bringing in Dan Lawrence in place of Pope is the same thing.
Before they can think about the next Test, England have to fight.
If their patience is starting to wear thin, the few England supporters that are here and the many that are at home can be forgiven.
England are on the verge of losing an 11th Test in 12 attempts down under.
Many people invest a lot of time, money and hope into the series and we are already seeing some long faces from those watching on. The Aussies don't want England to capitulate because they want to see a contest.
It is hard to escape from the feeling of 'here we go again'.
England will have to come through two sessions under the lights in order to save the game on Sunday evening.
I still think the home side will win the Test because they will be able to make it difficult for Australia.
Where would England go from there?
I hope they prove me wrong.
Jonathan Agnew was talking to Stephan Shemilt.
