Nathan Lyon caught on 499 as Australia obtain large first-innings lead

Australia 487 lead Pakistan 271 (Imam 62, Shafique 42, Lyon 3-66) by 216 runs

But he was thwarted by Salman Ali Agha and Shaheen Shah Afridi, who finally holed out to part-time spinner Travis Head because the followers within the terraces groaned. Thus, Lyon must wait just a bit bit longer to turn into the eighth bowler to succeed in the landmark, and be a part of Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne as the one Australians to take action.

Showing no indicators of fatigue after a taxing 12 months and fewer than a month since Australia’s World Cup triumph, quicks Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc claimed 5 wickets between them. Cummins and Hazlewood, notably, have been tireless as they chipped away on a floor which gave the impression to be taking part in higher than on the earlier two days.

Pakistan fell away after talisman Babar Azam on 21 fell to allrounder Mitchell Marsh, whose short-of-a-length supply had him caught behind. It continued an excellent match for Marsh, who had made 90 in Australia’s first innings to justify the religion of the selectors to stay with him over Western Australia team-mate Cameron Green.

Pakistan misplaced 3 for 14 earlier than lunch, as their hopes of avoiding a fifteenth straight Test defeat in Australia sank. Lyon bowled a few overs after lunch however couldn’t add to his tally. Australia took the second new ball, however Starc was unable to search out his earlier rhythm with one errant supply barely pitching on the floor and flying by the slips to the boundary.

Saud Shakeel, who averaged virtually 90 from his first seven Tests, feasted on the wayward bowling to proceed his streak of at the least reaching 20 runs in each innings of his fledgling Test profession. Meanwhile, Starc left the bottom after a sluggish two-over burst whilst Shakeel succumbed awkwardly to a well-targeted short-delivery from Hazlewood, who was lastly rewarded after terrific bowling by the innings.

With the quicks threatening with the second new ball, Lyon’s milestone appeared more likely to have to attend however he returned to the assault because the tea break approached. He inched nearer after debutant Aamer Jamal was stumped in a choice confirmed on replay, however he finally couldn’t get the ultimate wicket.

It was a disappointing complete from Pakistan, who had mustered resistance earlier within the innings in distinction to a proactive model of batting promised forward of the match by new captain Shan Masood. They managed to bat 101.5 overs, however solely scored at 2.66 runs an over. Resuming on the third morning at 132 for two, Pakistan virtually suffered a disastrous run out on the day’s first supply, however nightwatcher Khurram Shahzad survived an errant shy on the stumps from Head.

It did not matter although, with Shahzad cleaned bowled by Cummins two balls later to deliver Babar to the crease because the match entered a pivotal part. Cummins instantly examined Babar with short-of-the-length bowling and the occasional bouncer in a riveting contest. Babar was pinned down by sometimes correct Cummins bowling, and he didn’t get off the mark till his thirteenth supply when he blasted a full supply by the covers for a boundary.

But Babar’s dismissal rattled Pakistan, with Imam’s 199-ball defiance ending in ugly trend when he charged down the pitch to Lyon however didn’t make contact and was stumped. Starc then clear bowled Sarfaraz Ahmed, who was retained within the workforce over Mohammad Rizwan, with an astounding swinging supply that knocked over off-stump.

Pakistan’s batting depth – which appeared to considerably form their contentious alternatives – did handle to make sure the innings extended, however the writing was on the wall.