Australia have taken a 1-0 series lead in the Ashes after England's batting order crumbled again on Saturday at the Gabba.
England resumed at 220-2 after finishing the third day of play 58 runs short of Australia's first-innings total. But instead of continuing their fightback to post a competitive target, England lost eight wickets for 77 runs.
By the time they had erased the deficit of 278, the test was already over. Australia were eventually set just 20 runs in their second innings and reached that target for the loss of one wicket to win the first test.
Nathan Lyon's explosive return to form was the story of the day with the spinner picking up four wickets, including his 400th test scalp.
Keeper Alex Carey set a new record for the most catches ever taken in a debut test when he finished with eight dismissals.
Friday had been a day where England showed some fight, led by captain Joe Root - who had earlier set a new England record for most test runs in a calendar year, surpassing the previous best set by Ashes great Michael Vaughan (1481 runs) in 2002 - but his innings soon turned to misery when dismissed early on Saturday.
The pressure was on the Australian attack to make sure England didn't force its way back into the contest — and captain Pat Cummins would have been ecstatic at what he saw.
Lyon earlier walked off the Gabba a new man without the weight of his 400th test scalp weighing him down. Lyon picked up four wickets, including the key dismissals of Dawid Malan and Ollie Pope.
He had 4-22 on day four after an ugly day three where he finished with the figures of 0-69 from 24 overs.
