US EditionWest Indies Take Honors on 1st Day of Day-Night 3rd Test Against Australia
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, JUL 12 – Australia dropped veteran spinner Nathan Lyon for the first time in 12 years to use an all-pace attack in pink-ball conditions at Sabina Park, with Mitchell Starc playing his 100th Test.
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat first in Jamaica's inaugural day-night Test, dropping veteran spinner Nathan Lyon for the first time in 12 years.
- Prompted by the green-tinged Sabina Park pitch and pink Dukes ball, Australia omitted Lyon, citing conditions favoring pace bowlers and confidence in their seam attack.
- West Indies pacers took early wickets, with Joseph claiming four and Seales and Greaves three each, exploiting twilight conditions; Cummins noted Lyon's omission was due to pink-ball tactics.
- Following Day 1, West Indies bowled Australia out for 225 and were 16-1 at stumps, establishing early control in the historic day-night Test.
- The series finale offers 12 World Test Championship points, with Lyon waiting until the Ashes to surpass McGrath’s record, as Australia retains the Frank Worrell Trophy.
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