Australia vs Pakistan Live Cricket Score: 1st Test Day 4 at Optus Stadium in Perth

Australia vs Pakistan 1st Test LIVE: Australia stayed in control of the first Test against Pakistan despite an early stutter in the second innings after they didn’t enforce the follow-on Saturday.

Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja carried Australia to a watchful 84/2 in the last session on Day 3 for an overall lead of 300 after Pakistan collapsed to 271 all out at the stroke of tea and conceded a 216-run lead.

Smith was unbeaten on 43 and needed a brief on-field treatment after he was struck on the shoulder by a sharp Shaheen Shah Afridi’s ball late in the day with Khawaja not out on 34.

Nathan Lyon grabbed 3-66 and was just one wicket away from the elusive landmark of 500 Test wickets as Pakistan’s resistance faded in the first two sessions. Australia pacers bowled at a disciplined line and length and Lyon also squeezed the batters on a wicket which gave him some assistance.

Allrounder Mitchell Marsh took the prize-wicket of Babar Azam in the first session to go along with his spirited knock of 90 in Australia’s formidable first innings score of 487.