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Thursday, May 29, 2025
'It's been ten years of unfinished business, it's been a long time, and I know we're extremely hungry to turn things around, especially at home,' said the veteran off-spinner.
Defending a victory target of 450, Australia's much-vaunted seam attack destroyed Pakistan's top-order in the afternoon, allowing Lyon to trap tail-ender Faheem Ashraf lbw and celebrate his milestone before the tourists folded up inside 31 overs.
It was not the first time Lyon mocked Bazball and again he termed aggression as an ability to shift through the gears during the course of a Test match.
Lyon surprised virtually everyone in the ground when he hobbled out to bat at No. 11 as his team looked to add more runs to their lead over England.
Lyon, 35, who became the first bowler of any type to play 100 consecutive Tests when he took the field at Lord's, pulled up in pain while jogging in from the boundary at square leg to field a top-edged pull from England opener Ben Duckett on Thursday.
Lyon, who is playing in his 100th consecutive Test, was running in to take a catch of Ben Duckett off the bowling of Cameron Green in the leg-side after tea, when he pulled up sharply while running towards the ball.
The Indians had their back to the wall once they lost five wickets inside the first hour and were bundled out for 109 in just 33.2 overs after opting to bat in Indore.
The hosts finished a run behind Australia's 263 and the latter were 61/1 at stumps on day two.
Needing only five runs to win, opener David Warner hit Ramesh Mendis for a four and followed it with a six to seal Australia's victory in four deliveries.
The 34-year-old took the prized wickets of Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali and Babar Azam to end Pakistan's resistance and finished with figures of 5/83 in the second innings.
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