After taking the wickets of Abdullah Shafique (62) and Babar Azam (one), adopted by Agha Salman (5), Mohammad Rizwan on 29 and Aamer Jamal have been left undefeated at stumps.
Whereas Josh Hazlewood dismissed Saud Shakeel for 9, Lyon dismissed Imam-ul-Haq (10) and Shan Masood (54). This ended Pakistan’s hopes of profitable a Take a look at match in Australia for the primary time since 1995.
“I assumed we bowled decently earlier than tea with out an excessive amount of reward. They clearly batted fairly nicely,” mentioned skipper Cummins. “Nevertheless it was good on the finish there to get a number of large wickets and it seems like we’re nicely into their order now.
“I used to be really actually completely satisfied,” he added of Australia’s batting efficiency. “I assumed our batters did an incredible job to get us to 300, it was laborious work.”
The guests claimed seven wickets within the morning session on a pitch providing seam and swing, proscribing the hosts to 318.
Aamer Jamal spearheaded Pakistan’s cost with 3-64 after Australia resumed on 187-3 after being despatched into bat, with Marnus Labuschagne top-scoring on 63.
Openers Haq and Shafique made a optimistic begin, surviving a collection of loud appeals.
However veteran spinner Lyon, recent from taking his five hundredth wicket in the course of the first Take a look at in Perth, lastly earned a reward when Haq edged to Labuschagne at slip.
Undeterred, Pakistan upped the run price after tea with Shafique reaching his first Take a look at 50 in Australia, and fifth total, with a 4 off Mitchell Starc.
However his 90-run partnership with Masood was damaged by Cummins, who confirmed sharp reflexes to stay out his left hand for a catch off his personal bowling to finish Shafique’s keep.
Fired up, he then clear bowled hazard man Azam earlier than Lyon returned to say his second wicket when Masood miscued and Mitchell Marsh did nicely to carry a catch with the solar in his eyes.
Hazlewood took care of Shakeel earlier than Cummins introduced himself again and accounted for Salman, caught by wicketkeeper Alex Carey to depart Pakistan in hassle.
“As a batting unit, it hurts,” mentioned Shafique. “However I hope we are going to get well from this partnership that is happening now.”
Labuschagne had been a rock on day one, digging in for an in a single day 44 off 120 balls.
He padded up once more alongside Travis Head on 9 with the solar shining, smacking a boundary off Shaheen Shah Afridi within the opening over to sign Australia’s intent.
The explosive Head drove Hasan Ali to the ropes off his first ball and adopted it up with one other in the identical over to shortly get within the groove.
However his aptitude price him on 17, lashing at a large Afridi supply that took a thick edge and was nicely collected by Salman within the slips.
On the different finish, Labuschagne saved plugging away to deliver up his seventeenth Take a look at half-century.
Marsh was given out twice in successive balls throughout a fiery Ali over whereas on seven by West Indian umpire Joel Wilson. He reviewed each choices — for lbw and caught behind — and survived.
However simply because the match gave the impression to be slipping away from Pakistan, Jamal bagged the wicket of Labuschagne, who edged to Shafique at slip.
Carey and Starc shortly adopted as Pakistan cashed in with a brand new ball, earlier than Marsh holed out to Jamal off Mir Hamza on 41 and the tail folded.
Australia gained the primary Take a look at of the three-match collection in Perth by 360 runs.
(With AFP inputs)
