Centurion Steve Smith paid tribute to the Australia bowlers after the tourists enjoyed a superb second day at The Oval and took control of the fifth Investec Ashes Test.
The Aussies have already lost the series but are very well-placed to end on a high after their bowlers ripped through the England batting line-up on Friday afternoon.
Smith had earlier top scored with 143 as Australia were dismissed for 481 and they then reduced England to 107-8, Mitchell Marsh (3-18), Peter Siddle (2-18) and Nathan Lyon (2-32) all impressing.
And Smith, who will take over as captain of the Test side when Michael Clarke retires after this match, was impressed by what he saw from the attack.
"It was a very good day," he said. "It was nice to get 481 on the board.
"The bowlers today, it's the best we've bowled all series. They created lot of pressure, made them earn their runs and picked up wickets. It speaks for itself.
"We didn't over-attack too much and we put the ball in the right spot. There's enough in the wicket and we made the batters earn their runs.
"We haven't done it too much in this series, I thought we did that well today."
Smith struggled for runs in the third and fourth Tests as Australia slipped to a pair of heavy defeats but has returned to form at The Oval, batting for over six hours after a slightly shaky start.
"I was disappointed not to get more runs in the third and fourth Tests but pleased to get some today," he added.
"You can leave balls on length here. I couldn't get in a real rhythm for my first 20 runs but the more time you spend out there, it gets easier. It was part of my game plan to wait for balls to hit."
Smith's century took him past 500 runs for the series, the first Australian to do so in England since Matthew Elliott in 1997, and he says the team are determined to win for Clarke and opener Chris Rogers, who is also playing his final Test before retirement.
"We're disappointed we can't win the series but Michael said before the Test he wanted a lot of fight and character from us," said Smith.
"We all said we wanted to send him and Chris out on a good note, and we're well on the way to that at the moment.
"It just would have been nice to have a day like this at Edgbaston or Trent Bridge, but there's plenty of motivation every time you put on a Baggy Green cap."
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