Mitch Marsh fell 10 runs short of a hometown century but Nathan Lyon edged closer to his own major milestone during an intriguing second day of the first Test against Pakistan in Perth.
Marsh (90 off 107 balls) was bowled by Khurram Shahzad first ball after lunch on Friday, bringing an end to an innings that featured 15 fours and one six.
Pat Cummins (9) and Nathan Lyon (5) followed a short time later as Australia lost three quick wickets to be bowled out for 487 in front of 17,666 fans at Optus Stadium.
Paceman Aamir Jamal was the pick of the Pakistan bowlers, snaring 6-111 in a memorable Test debut.
Pakistan reached 132-2 in reply to Australia’s first-innings total, with Imam-ul-Haq 38 not out and nightwatchman Shahzad not out at the close.
Any thoughts of a top-order Pakistan collapse were put to bed as Abdullah Shafique and ul-Haq combined for a painstakingly slow 74-run opening stand.
Australia’s pace trio of Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood beat the bat on numerous occasions, but it was Lyon who finally struck the first blow in the 37th over.
Shafique was the first man to fall, charging down the pitch but only managing to glance Lyon to David Warner at slip for 42.
That was Test wicket No497 for Lyon, bringing him within touching distance of joining Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath as Australians to have cracked the 500 barrier.
Starc claimed the key scalp of Pakistan skipper Shan Masood (30) just 13 minutes before stumps when Australia successfully reviewed a caught behind appeal that had been initially turned down.
The hosts had started the day at a dominant 346-5 courtesy of David Warner’s 164 on Thursday.
That knock all but guaranteed Warner will make it to his planned Test farewell in Sydney in January.
Jamal had boldly declared his team could bowl Australia out within an hour on Friday.
The 27-year-old had to wait 56 minutes before being chucked the ball on day two, and by that stage Australia had added 60 runs without loss.
Jamal’s prophecy of snaring Australia’s remaining five wickets within an hour may not have come to fruition, but he unleashed a 138kmh pearler with his sixth ball to rattle Alex Carey’s off stump.
He collected his fourth wicket when another beauty of a delivery found the outside edge of Starc’s bat and crashed into the stumps.
Marsh was almost run out on 81 following a mix-up with Cummins, but Shaheen Afridi narrowly missed the stumps from side-on.
Lunchtime ended up stifling Marsh’s momentum, with the West Australian’s decision to unleash a drive straight after the break backfiring as Shahzad’s delivery jagged off the seam and struck the top of middle stump.
Australia’s innings was over 20 minutes later after Cummins and Lyon both edged Jamal to slip.
Jamal roared in delight and kissed the Optus Stadium turf after dismissing Australia’s captain for his fifth wicket.
His haul marked the first time an overseas player had taken five wickets on debut in Australia since India’s Abid Ali took 6-55 at Adelaide Oval in 1967.
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