Australia opener Chris Rogers expressed his disappointment at falling agonisingly short of an Ashes century against England.
The 37-year-old, who is set to retire from Test cricket after the five-match series, was the main contributor to Australia's score of 264-5 in reply to England's 430 all out in the first innings.
Rogers entered the record books by becoming just the seventh player to record seven consecutive half-centuries in the longest format of the game, but - as on the previous six occasions - he failed to convert that into triple figures as he edged Mark Wood behind on 95.
"I was pretty nervous so I'd have taken that 95, but it's always disappointing to get so close and probably not to do a slightly better job for the side," he told Sky Sports.
"It's such a big series and I don't really start series well so it's nice to actually start off okay.
"Even though I was nervous, you think these are the opportunities that you'll never get again and you just try to make the most of them."
Australia had ticked along nicely en route to 145-2 at tea, but England's disciplined bowling in the final session earned the wickets of Rogers, captain Michael Clarke (38) and Adam Voges (31).
Rogers admits the fact that Australia will have to bat last is not ideal and says the tourists will have to up their game to win the match.
"I think England might have the slight advantage. We had some good partnerships but we didn't make it count," he added.
"It is a worry [batting last]. We're going to have to play a good game from here on in. It's going to be tough work and we have to get a lot closer to England."