Top 5 Aussie sporting disasters

England's Stuart Broad, right, is applauded by teammates as he raises the ball after taking 8 wickets for 15 runs as Australia are bowled out for 60. Photo / AP.

Australia were embarrassed by their worst day of test cricket overnight (NZT) against England when they were dismissed for 60 in just 18.3 overs but where does 'The Nightmare in Nottingham' rank in Aussie sporting failures?

Here are five other contenders for 'worst sporting disaster'.

Greg Norman at the Masters

Greg Norman came into the final round of the 1996 Masters with a six-shot lead over Nick Faldo. This wasn't a choke, as much as it was total collapse. Norman went through a downward spiral that was painful to watch as he struggled to a 78. Faldo, on the other hand, carded 67 to claim another green jacket. In a remarkable turnaround, Norman's six-shot lead eroded and he ended up losing by five.

Swimming relay

The seemingly unbeatable Australian men's 4x100m freestyle relay team not only failed to win gold at the London Olympics, but they also left the pool without a medal of any colour. Led by James Magnussen, the fastest man in water, the Australians were unbackable favourites to win the gold and it seemed the only unanswered question would be who would take out silver and bronze. But when the wall was touched at the end of eight laps by Australia's final swimmer, James Roberts, his nation had no medal and his team's mettle was being questioned.

Socceroos

In Australia's first game of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa against Germany, the Socceroos were hoping to show the world that the sleeping giant was well and truly awake. By the time the Germans' fourth goal had gone in with 20 minutes to play, the old giant had rolled over again.

Tri Nations

In 2005 the Wallabies were thrashed 24-0 by the Kiwis in the Tri Nations final. New dad Stacey Jones did an amazing global journey to star in this match, which can now be seen as heralding a new era in international league. It ended three decades of Australian tournament victories. It also forced the controversial resignation of Aussie coach Wayne Bennett, freeing him up - as it turned out - to mastermind the Kiwis' shock World Cup victory three years later.

One Australia
Disaster struck Australia's boat halfway through the 1995 America's Cup race against Team New Zealand. Probably due to structural deficiencies that were ignored in order to make the yacht faster, the framework simply couldn't handle the force of the Pacific's waves. It broke in half and was immediately sucked to the bottom of the ocean, 150m below.