{"id":372273,"date":"2024-03-03T00:32:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T01:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=372273"},"modified":"2024-03-03T02:03:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-03T02:03:01","slug":"lyon-brilliance-spins-aussies-to-thumping-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=372273","title":{"rendered":"Lyon brilliance spins Aussies to thumping victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Six second-innings wickets from Nathan Lyon<\/a> has spun Australia<\/a> to a 172-run victory in the first Test<\/a> against New Zealand<\/a> at Wellington.<\/p>\n

But while it was Lyon with much of the spoils, the reality is it was a sensational all-round bowling performance from the Aussies on the fourth morning.<\/p>\n

Lyon finished with 6-65 for match figures of 10-108, to go with his top-scoring 42 as nightwatchman in Australia's second innings.<\/p>\n

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He was perhaps a little unlucky to be overlooked for player of the match honours, which went to Cameron Green<\/a> for his scintillating 174 not out in the first innings<\/a>, which set Australia well on the path for victory.<\/p>\n

\"Nathan<\/p>\n

While obviously pleased with the result, skipper Pat Cummins<\/a> suggested the match was a closer contest than the result might suggest.<\/p>\n

"We had our moments, but it was a really good game overall \u2013 I never felt like we were too far in front on that wicket," he said in the presentation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"Seeing how green it was, it was really bouncy, had a bit of pace in it, but it had as much bounce as I've seen on any wicket for a long time.<\/p>\n

"And then thankfully it spun, which with Nathan (Lyon) in our side is always a pretty good thing."<\/p>\n

Cummins said Green's innings was the biggest difference between the two sides.<\/p>\n

\"Daryl<\/p>\n

"You look at the trend of the game, I think the next score is about 50 or and he's obviously put on 170-odd not out," he said.<\/p>\n

"I thought the way he went about his innings, as well as that intent really put the pressure back on the bowlers on day one."<\/p>\n

Chasing an unlikely 369 for victory, the Black Caps lost 7-86 on the fourth morning having resumed at 3-111, with Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell at the crease.<\/p>\n

Having survived the first half-hour without a scare, a triple blow from Lyon marked the beginning of the end.<\/p>\n

Rachin Ravindra had been looking to cut the Aussie through the point region all morning, and finally holed out to Cameron Green at point.<\/p>\n

\"Cummins<\/p>\n

Three balls later, Lyon had Tom Blundell trudging back to the pavilion for a duck, caught at short leg.<\/p>\n

Then in his next over, Glenn Phillips \u2013 the Black Cap's hero from a day earlier \u2013 was on his way back for 1, given out lbw when he went back and across his stumps and missed a straight one.<\/p>\n

Strangely, he and Daryl Mitchell down the other end elected to send the decision upstairs, perhaps hoping he'd somehow got some bat on ball.<\/p>\n

When replays showed daylight between willow and leather, he was walking off the field before the three red lights had even lit up.<\/p>\n

Green was the next bowler to get in on the act when he got one to rear off a length and smack Scott Kuggeleijn in the gloves. Alex Carey had ample time to run around and complete the catch.<\/p>\n

There was a brief delay while Mitchell \u2013 who provided the only real resistance for the Black Caps on the fourth morning \u2013 was checked for concussion symptoms after a vicious Green bouncer smoked him flush on the helmet.<\/p>\n

\"Daryl<\/p>\n

Matt Henry was the next to fall, when he went fishing outside off stump, an edge flying to Steve Smith at second slip off Hazlewood's bowling.<\/p>\n

Black Caps skipper Tim Southee was Lyon's last wicket, holing out to Mitchell Starc at long-on as he tried to hit the spinner into Wellington Harbour.<\/p>\n

\"Tim<\/p>\n

Daryl Mitchell was the last man to fall \u2013 spooning a simple return catch to Josh Hazlewood as he, too, tried to put him over the fence.<\/p>\n

Southee said the squad would spend the next few days conducting a post mortem of sorts before the second Test in Christchurch.<\/p>\n

"We'll reflect on this, we'll debrief it and move to a different ground, with a different surface \u2013 a ground we've had a lot of success at," he said.<\/p>\n

"We'll prepare in Christchurch, but we have a couple of days here to reflect on this week."<\/p>\n

The second Test begins on Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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