Tim Bresnan was the most successful bowler, taking 2-47 as England made the biggest cloud over the pace and provides some seam movement.
The rain drove the players off for 90 minutes in the middle of the day and England won two wickets before a late stop for the second and last.
Michael Clarke made only four in his first test as captain of Australia.
The contrast with the fortunes of the debutant Usman Khawaja, 24, on the left shows a lot of confidence before taking off to reach the final and the top edge a sweep of Graeme Swann, 37.
Khawaja Jonathan Trott caught at square leg, and was the last day of the event which saw Shane Watson (45) will start again without having to register a score significantly, even though Phillip Hughes (31) compiled records of his eight Test innings against ' England.
Hughes fell to Chris Tremlett and James Anderson won 20 times and was unlucky not to have at least a window of his own.
His first Test captain Ricky Ponting to injury, Clarke came before the coin toss, and it seemed a bit 'nervous. May be given a permanent role this year if Australia pulls out victory in Sydney, and then stop England winning the series.
After the performance of the rebel command in previous tests - and whether or not galvanized to change tactics by Clarke - Watson and Hughes went to the ball with new caution. Still, the first time was a difficult period for the batting side.
Anderson had two close LBW shouts against Watson, a board of Hughes dropped off Tremlett somehow failed to reach the rope slides over the total.
Drummers opened a small lunch approaching, but with the interval of only three balls later, left-Hughes, forward outside off stump to Tremlett, despite the angle takes the ball away from danger area. The thick edge flew fast to third slip Paul Collingwood, and the best receiver of England made mistakes.
It was a tame end to Hughes, who had shown flashes of fluency that had made centuries in each leg of their second test match against South Africa in March 2009.
Watson resumed after lunch with Khawaja and his companion, a player with a strong national who was born in Pakistan and is the first Muslim to play for Australia.
Khawaja quietly filed his first ball away from the surface for two before sending the next victim of Tremlett, a bouncer attempt away for four.
Watson is not a single limit of its own before the meal, but suddenly willing to participate, and Anderson hit three fours.
Meanwhile, Mr. Khawaja, playing the ball back end of a high lift with his hands down on the bat handle consolidated smart as the sky darkened general.
Bresnan appreciated by Watson with a stitched ball that was just a fraction and was beaten to slip Andrew Strauss, before the first delivery of the rain came before tea.
Once under way again from 21-ball sleeves Clarke ended when he played a loose cut shot to Bresnan, Anderson grabbed a catch at gully.
The weather deteriorates again to Khawaja looked excited to move the score along and he paid the price for his impetuosity, as he stood on Swann for the first time.
Mike Hussey - a productive force in the first three events - was unbeaten on 12 at stumps. Brad Haddin will be joining him on the second day, when the game can begin half an hour earlier at 2300 GMT, which constitute some of the 31 overs lost on Monday.
Australia batsmen would like morning showers are expected to drive regional security classification to miss this moment.
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