Such has made a big impression in the Adelaide Test. Apart from extracting reasonable turn from a good pitch, he's been prepared to flight the ball and invite the drive and most importantly he's bowled a good line just outside off-stump to the right-handers. It was one such ball that bowled MacGill, curving away a little and then turning back to clip the off bail -- an off-spinner's dream delivery.

This is a big change from when I saw Such bowling in the 1993 Ashes series. Too often in that series he bowled at a middle and leg line to the right-handers and was easily worked away on the on-side for runs.Such is the nature of the game that it generally rewards the more attacking players.

In the morning, Ricky Ponting played like a troubled young batsman. Just as he did at the Gabba, Ponting was out at the Adelaide Oval trying to drive a ball that had risen above waist height a difficult shot against top class bowlers. On this occasion, it proved impossible as the outside edge from Darren Gough finished in second slip's hands. Langer, on the other hand, showed his relief at scoring a century yesterday and came out in a relaxed frame of mind on the second day. He played shots right from the outset and never looked in any trouble even when wickets fell regularly at the other end and he had to take more chances. One of the impressive things about Langer's batting was the secure way he played the ball around off-stump. Generally, left-handers tend to nibble in that region but he covered every delivery well and forced many through the off-side field. His position is now as secure as Ponting's isdoubtful.

SCOREBOARD

Australia (1st innings): M Slater c Stewart b Headley 17, M Taylor c Hussain b Such 59, J Langer not out 179, M Waugh c&b Such 7, S Waugh c Hick b Gough 59, R Ponting c Hick b Gough 5, I Healy c Ramprakash b Headley 13, D Fleming lbw Headley 12, S MacGill b Such 0, C Miller lbw Headley 11, G McGrath c Stewart b Gough 10. Extras (lb 6, nb 13): 19. Total (125.5 overs): 391

Fall of wickets: 1-28, 2-140, 3-156, 4-264, 5-274, 6-311, 7-338, 8-339, 9-354Bowling: Gough 29.5-4-103-3, Mullally 26-5-59-0, Headley 23-1-97-4, Such 38-8-99-3, Ramprakash 9-1-27-0.

England (1st innings): M Butcher lbw Miller 6, M Atherton c Taylor b MacGill 41, N Hussain batting 58, A Stewart c Slater b Miller 0, M Ramprakash batting 45. Extras (b 1, lb 3, nb 5, w 1): 10. Total (3 wickets, 52 overs): 160 Fall of wickets: 1-18, 2-83, 3-84

Bowling: McGrath 13-2-41-0, Fleming 8-2-22-0, Miller 13-1-48-2, MacGill 15-2-28-1, M Waugh 3-0-17-0.