Travis Head rejects Nathan Lyon of taking 500th Test wicket after bowling Pakistan out in very first innings

Travis Head has actually ended Pakistan’s very first innings in the very first Test versus Australia, leaving Nathan Lyon stranded on 499 Test wickets. With the Perth Stadium crowd behind him, Lyon had actually looked all however specific to snare No. 500 late in the 2nd session on Saturday, Pakistan susceptible at 9 down and the off-spinner on fire. SEE THE VIDEO ABOVE: Travis Head rejects Nathan Lyon of 500th Test wicket. Enjoy, Stream & Catch Up with Australia’s Home of Cricket on 7plus >> But it was Travis Head who gatecrashed the celebration by ending Pakistan’s innings with his very first wicket of the day. Channel 7 analyst Ricky Ponting required Head to slow his bowling down and lure Pakistani tail-ender Shaheen Shah Afridi into a huge shot. And as so frequently holds true, Ponting’s call eventuated in front of his eyes simply minutes later on as Afridi tried to slog sweep Head over mid-wicket, however miscued the shot and swelled the ball directly to Usman Khawaja at mid-on, who took the simple catch. “Australia’s golden kid has actually simply developed into the bad guy here at Perth Stadium,” Ponting stated of Head, who has actually turned into one of the world’s premier gamers in all kinds of the video game after a breakout year in 2023 that consisted of gamer of the match honours in both the World Test Championship last and the World Cup last. “He’s not done anything incorrect with bat or ball over the last number of years, Travis Head, other than possibly rob Nathan Lyon of his 500th wicket here on Day 3 at Perth Stadium. MATCH CENTRE: Ball-by-commentary, ratings and all the statistics from Australia v Pakistan Travis Head ended up things off for Australia. Credit: Channel 7″It was gambled. It was that huge shot that I was requiring. (The ball came) straight off the toe of the bat. “Khawaja at mid-on, takes an extremely basic catch. Pakistan dismissed for 271. Tracking by 216.” The Aussie fans cheered his every relocation after Lyon took his 499th, which he declared by the barest of margins thanks to some neat work by Alex Carey behind the stumps. Aamir Jamal played and missed out on after stepping out to a full-pitched ball, leaving his back foot simply millimeters in front of the crease. He attempted to return in time however didn’t have any piece of his back foot behind the line when Carey whipped the bails off in a flash. Comprehending the scenario, the Aussie fans right away gravitated their attention and assistance towards Lyon, who got cheers for anything he did and at any time he went near the ball. Lyon had couple of possibilities to take the critical number 500 before Head began, and he really almost did it, with a worried Afridi looking unpleasant at the crease dealing with the first-rate spinner. Wicket No. 500 will have to wait for another day after Head came on and lured Shaheen into the wild shot that was quickly captured. Nathan Lyon will need to wait till the 2nd innings to get another opportunity to reach 500. Credit: Channel 7Lyon declared the scalps of Imam-ul-Haq and Jamal on Friday to transfer to 499 Test scalps, putting him on the brink of signing up with the late Shane Warne (708 wickets) and Glenn McGrath (563) as Australians to have actually split the wonderful 500 mark. With the crowd advising him on, Lyon had a couple of almost minutes versus Salman Agha (28no off 76 balls) and No. 11 Afridi (4). Lyon ended the innings with 3-66 from his 24 overs, while Pat Cummins (2-35) and Mitchell Starc (2-68) likewise took several wickets. Australia, who published 487 in their very first innings, chose not to impose the follow-on with 2 days and a session still staying in the match. The home side will be intending to construct on their 216-run win before sending out Pakistan in to bat once again. “It’s a great day to being in the air-con for us quicks,” Cummins stated of his choice not to implement the follow-on. The travelers revealed pledge with the bat early on Friday, however they lost 3-14 throughout a disastrous duration before lunch. Home town hero Mitch Marsh started the carnage, eliminating Babar Azam when the Pakistan star edged an outswinger to wicketkeeper Alex Carey. Mitchell Marsh has actually done no incorrect for Australia. Credit: RICHARD WAINWRIGHT/AAPIMAGEIt continued a strong match from Marsh, who smashed 90 in Australia’s very first innings. Babar, Pakistan’s previous captain and the nation’s premier batter, was looking unsafe at the crease with client opener Imam-ul-Haq. Australia’s position of supremacy was ensured when Lyon likewise struck, dismissing Imam for his 498th Test wicket. Imam had actually dealt with 199 balls for his 62, however lost concentration as he charged down the wicket and missed out on Lyon’s shipment, gifting Carey the most convenient of stumpings. Nathan Lyon was on fire on Day 3. Credit: RICHARD WAINWRIGHT/AAPIMAGEAfter resuming on their over night rating of 2-132, Pakistan lost nightwatchman Khurram Shahzad (7) on the 3rd ball of the day, bowled by Cummins. Marsh’s termination of Babar with his very first over of the day triggered Pakistan’s disaster before lunch. Starc signed up with the wicket celebration, rattling wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmed’s stumps for 3. Ahmed was thought about lucky by Pakistan cricket specialists to be in the side ahead of fellow keeper Mohammad Rizwan. Saud Shakeel got in the match with a Bradman-esque Test average of 87.5 from 7 matches, and he was looking excellent as he transferred to 28 after lunch. A Josh Hazlewood bouncer made him look silly, with Shakeel’s tried fend swelling to David Warner at slip. Agha Salman was offered LBW on 10, however he was offered a reprieve when his evaluation revealed the Cummins shipment was missing out on leg stump. Cummins sent out Faheem Ashraf (9) loading a brief time later on when Usman Khawaja took a ripper catch while diving forward at square leg, lowering Pakistan to 8-241. Tune in to Channel 7 on Sunday as Nathan Lyon chases his historical 500th wicket. – With AAP The Aussie spinner’s tips showed genius. The Aussie spinner’s tips showed genius.
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