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THE marauding moustache of Mitchell Johnson shapes as a recurring nightmare for England, with Australia's throwback to raw pace of the 1970s threating to dismantle the beleaguered tourists.
Johnson spectacularly bowled the man most likely to save the second Test for England, captain Alastair Cook, with another near capacity Adelaide Oval crowd of more than 35,000 finding full voice on a day of utter domination by Australia.
A stumbling, fumbling England cost themselves almost 300 runs through dropped catches.
They will resume this morning on a shaky 1-35, still 535 behind Australia's 9-570 declared with three days to play after Michael Clarke (148) and Brad Haddin (118) dismissed the match as a contest.
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It would have been 2-35 had Australia reviewed a not out leg before wicket decision on the last ball of the day when Michael Carberry (20 not out) went a long way across his stumps to Johnson.
Haddin claimed that everyone thought the ball was going down the leg side but he could not say enough about the ferocity of Johnson's bowling.
"That was some serious pace those first four overs and he had some good shape. You could tell by his run-up he was going to come out with some serious pace. It was some very, very good pace there," Haddin said.
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"He just looked smooth, he was running to the crease like he was gliding in.
"I noticed up on the board he had the six fastest balls of the day after his first seven.
"It's always good to have someone like Mitch bowling that sort of pace. The ball that got Cook was a cracker.
Brad Haddin celebrates after bringing up his century on day two. AFP PHOTO / Saeed KHAN Source: AFP
"It swung late and at 150ks that was a very good delivery."
In a team of comeback kids it continued Johnson's remarkable rise from oblivion to be Australia's brutal enforcer.
A 32-year-old veteran who admitted only last month that he lacked the confidence to take the new ball during most of his 53-Test career, Johnson is now Clarke's main man.
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Fresh from his nine-wicket demolition of England in Brisbane, the crowd noise rose behind Johnson.
Three balls into the opening over he had pushed the speed gun beyond 150kph as a besieged Cook attempted to clear his mind of England's predicament and cope with Johnson's pace.
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After almost two increasingly difficult days in the field Cook could do no more than unconvincingly jam down on full deliveries and twice sparred at short balls that went searing through to Haddin.
Four balls into Johnson's second over Cook was hopelessly beaten for pace and movement. He was stranded on the crease pushing down the wrong line as the ball left him and crashed into off stump with the skipper on just three.
Cook is now facing his fourth difficult series in five against Australia. His tour average is currently 27, remarkably similar to all his Ashes series averages except in Australia three years ago, when it was 128.
The England captain must be wondering what has happened to his team.
They flogged Australia 3-0 in England just three months ago to win a third successive Ashes contest.
On current form they cannot retain the Ashes.
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