Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke slammed the performance of his side after they were bowled out for a paltry 98 runs in the first innings of the fourth Ashes Test against England here Sunday.

"Our shot selection wasn't great, no doubt. I think all of our wickets were caught behind the wicket, so there was enough in the wicket there. But we certainly have no excuses, we played some poor shots, we obviously didn't show enough discipline, as we've seen the sun's coming out, dried the wicket out, it's a really nice wicket to bat on now," Clarke was quoted as saying by The Age.