Nathan Lyon joins 500 Test-wicket membership as Australia crush Pakistan in Perth

Australia 487 (Warner 164, Marsh 90, Jamal 6-111) and 233 for five dec (Khawaja 90, Marsh 63*, Shahzad 3-45) beat Pakistan 271 (Imam 62, Lyon 3-66, Cummins 2-35) and 89 (Shakeel 24, Hazlewood 3-13, Starc 3-31) by 360 runs

In the center of the ultimate session, with victory imminent for Australia, Lyon turned the eighth bowler to achieve the milestone when he dismissed Faheem Ashraf lbw on evaluation to spark jubilant scenes of celebration among the many Australia gamers and the sparse crowd of 9000 followers. He joined Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath as the one Australians to the landmark.

Lyon then clear bowled Aamer Jamal later within the over to cap a profitable return, after taking 5 wickets for the match in his comeback from a calf damage that had prematurely ended his Ashes collection. Pakistan, who lasted solely 30.2 overs of their second innings, crumbled on a wicket that was spicy all through and deteriorated because the match wore on, with rearing deliveries contrasted by balls that crept low. Set 450 to win after Australia declared half-hour into the second session, Pakistan succumbed to good bowling from quicks Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins.

They already confronted a frightening activity to keep away from a fifteenth straight Test defeat in Australia, and it went virtually as anticipated, as Pakistan have been blown away within the opening seven overs to droop to 17 for 3. Opener Abdullah Shafique was caught behind within the first over when he poked at a menacing Starc supply outdoors off. It was Starc’s two hundredth Test wicket at house, as he bowled with way more consistency than in Pakistan’s first innings.