Perth, Australia, AFP: Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith dug in to stretch Australia’s lead and take the first Test away from Pakistan Saturday, as veteran spinner Nathan Lyon moved within one wicket of the 500-mark. The hosts reached stumps on day three in Perth at 84-2, building their lead to 300 after bowling out the [...]

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Perth, Australia, AFP: Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith dug in to stretch Australia’s lead and take the first Test away from Pakistan Saturday, as veteran spinner Nathan Lyon moved within one wicket of the 500-mark.

The hosts reached stumps on day three in Perth at 84-2, building their lead to 300 after bowling out the visitors on the cusp of tea for 271 in reply to their first innings 487. Veteran spinner Lyon was the best of the bowlers with 3-66, but he was made to wait to reach a milestone that will put him in elite company alongside just seven other players.

At the close, Khawaja was on 34 and Smith 43 as Pakistan’s hopes of a first Test win in Australia since 1995 faded. The home side had a shaky start with first innings century-maker David Warner out for a duck.

Brief Scores
  •   Australia 487 all out (113.2) (David Warner 164, Mitchell Marsh 90, Usman Khawaja 41, Travis Head 40, Alex Carey 34, Steven Smith 31, Aamer Jamal 6/111, Khurram Shahzad 2/83) and 84 for 2 (33) at stumps (Steven Smith 43n.o., Usman Khawaja 34n.o. Khurram Shahzad 2/19)
  •   Pakistan 271 all out (101.5) (Imam-ul-Haq 62, Abdullah Shafique 42, Shan Masood 30, Agha Salman 28n.o., Saud Shakeel 28, Babar Azam 21, Nathan Lyon 3/66, Pat Cummins 2/35, Mitchell Starc 2/68)

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