Atkinson to Head, 2 runs, Head is getting away with some mishits, this was an attempted slower ball, it's very full and loopy as well - Head went chasing after that and bottom-halved it over mid-off, comes back for the second
8.5
Atkinson to Head, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Head hops across defensively
8.4
Atkinson to Head, no run, Atkinson goes full and just outside off - Head gets right behind the line in defence
8.3
Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, 1 run, short and just outside off - Weatherald swivels across and pulls it behind square on the on-side for a single
8.2
Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, left alone
8.1
Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, no run, short of a length and angling into the left-hander, tucked behind square on the on-side
7
Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, no run, beauty, pitched up by Atkinson, full and in that channel just outside off - brings Weatherald forward and then nips away past the outside edge
6.5
Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, no run, short of a good length and angling into the left-hander, Weatherald was looking to tuck and missed, the ball drops down off his body
6.4
Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off, another leave from the left-hander
6.3
Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, no run, Atkinson shortens the length and angles one across the left-hander, left alone
6.2
Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, no run, fuller length delivery and pushed across the left-hander, Weatherald covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
6.1
W
Atkinson to Boland, out Caught by Jamie Smith!! Edged and caught, but Boland has done his job for Australia - on a good length and a hint of extra bounce for Atkinson, draws Boland forward into a half-hearted block, catches the shoulder of the bat and Smith does the rest by diving to his right, Boland walks off to a good round of applause from the 'G'. Boland c Jamie Smith b Atkinson 6(17) [4s-1]
5
Atkinson to Boland, no run, on a good length and at the stumps, Boland plays from the crease as he defended
4.5
Atkinson to Boland, 2 runs, more runs for Australia, this time it's Boland - pitched up by Atkinson and he eases into the drive, just a firm push to the right of mid-off and he's back for the second
4.4
Atkinson to Head, 3 runs, thumped, Head is looking very aggressive this morning - too short from Atkinson once again, Head swivels across onto the back-foot and gets enough on the pull to clear mid-wicket, vacant areas in the deep and he's back for the third
4.3
Atkinson to Head, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off, Head plays away from hid body and spars it to the off-side
4.2
Atkinson to Head, 2 runs, nicely played, Atkinson goes full, but it's overpitched and it's driven straight of mid-off - Head was hanging onto the back-foot and the timing ain't great, comes back for the second
4.1
4
Atkinson to Head, FOUR, short, wide and four, width on offer and Head doesn't miss out, climbs into the cut and hammers it over point for a boundary
3
Atkinson to Head, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, left alone
2.5
Atkinson to Head, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Head plays late and with soft hands, lets the ball run to gully
2.4
Atkinson to Head, 2 runs, nicely played, tad too full from Atkinson - Head leans across, meets it on the bounce and firmly punches it back past the non-striker, comes back for the second run
2.3
Atkinson to Head, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Head presses across on the defensive push
2.2
Atkinson to Head, no run, on a good length and just outside off - a half-stride forward as Head defended it to the off-side
2.1
Atkinson to Head, no run, fuller length delivery from round the wicket, Head prods well forward in defence
1
4
Atkinson to Boland, FOUR, edged and escapes past fifth slip and we have one of the loudest cheers of the day for Boland, who has managed to shield Head to stumps. Length delivery nipping away, Boland defends, thick edge rolls away to the third man fence
0.5
Atkinson to Boland, no run, edgeddd but short! Short of a length delivery nipping away, Boland looks to defend, gets opened up by the away movement, Bethell dives low to the left at fifth slip and tries to pick it up with his left hand
0.4
Atkinson to Boland, no run, massive cheer from the crowd as Boland plays a solid front foot defence. Let this length delivery come to hime and met if from the middle of the bat
0.3
Atkinson to Boland, no run, that's a wasted delivery wide of off stump, Boland happily plays inside the line and leaves
0.2
Atkinson to Boland, no run, appeal for LBW but it was missing leg. Length delivery nipping back in, Boland looks to defend and misses
0.1
Atkinson to Boland, no run, bowls a gun short ball, forces Boland to hop and fend off the splice of the bat but it clears Duckett at short leg and a bowler has just denied a single to an opening batter. What a crazy day at the G!