Daily Mail Chief Cricket Correspondent Lawrence Booth in Melbourne
Gus Atkinson was not flattered by his pre-match series haul of three wickets at 78 each, but he’s bowled well today, and backed up a tight opening spell by removing Usman Khawaja in his second over after lunch. This feels like the kind of pitch he might enjoy: a bit green and a bit nibbly, not unlike the surfaces prepared over the past couple of seasons for his county, Surrey, at The Oval.
