ADELAIDE. Dec 11: Disgraced batsman Mark Waugh made Just seven after being booed by the Ade-

laide crowd on the first day of the third Ashes cricket Test Fri-

had scored in the third over of the morning, went onto make 59 runs and in the process shared 112 for the second wicket with Langer.

Slater's miss didn't prove costly as the right hander was caught behind three balls later

day. reports AP.

Australia, batting first and thanks to a timely century by left-hander Justin Langer, hit 266 for five after England had dropped two more catches to extend series tally to 13.

Langer having batted for five and a half hours, was unbeaten on 108 while Ricky Ponting hadn't scored.

Waugh, one of the two Australians to accept tainted money from an illegal bookmaker from Delhi, lasted Just 35 minutes before becoming off spinner Peter Such's second victim.

Waugh and Shane Warne took money to give weather reports and pitch conditions to the millionaire bookmaker during a one-day series in Sri Lanka in September 1994.

Langer’s second Test century was also overshadowed by the Australian Cricket Board's (ACB) decision to appoint an independent person to clean up the game from any unknown links with bookmakers from the Indian sub-continent.

The 25 first-class cricketers contracted by the ACB will give evidence to an outside appointee.

Langer, playing in his 14th Test, condemned the England bowlers in 40-degree heat that forced two drink breaks per session.

England compounded their day. dropping the both openers — Mark Taylor and Michael Slater.

Taylor, dropped before he

off recalled medium paceman Dean Headley.

England were rewarded for

their hard work under the hot sun despite conceding 33 rims in the first four overs after the lunch break.

Such, playing in his first Test in four years, claimed Taylor for the fifth time in five Tests, and 16 runs later removed Waugh.

But his twin Steve had other ideas and nursed Langer to his first century at home in only his fifth Test.

The fourth-wicket pair took Australia from 156 for three to

264 before Gough, armed with the second new ball, struck.

With the fourth ball. Gough forced Waugh (59) to edge an off cutter and Hick at second slip made no mistake in latching on to a shin-high catch.

The pair raised 108 runs in. just 148 minutes and Waugh's 109-ball knock included a six and four boundaries.

Such, who had played Just one first-class game on tour, a month ago here, vindicated his selection with some tidy spin which allowed skipper Alec Stewart to alternate the medium pace trio from the Cathedral end.

Such finished with 2-57 in 27 overs while Gough and Headley took a wicket each.