Australia spinner Nathan Lyon made light work of England's batting line-up on Monday as the hosts were bowled out for 146 in their second innings at Edgbaston in Birmingham, losing the first Ashes test by 251 runs to give the visitors a 1-0 lead in the series. Chasing the second-highest successful run chase in Ashes history (398), England first-innings centurion Rory Burns fell first in the second over of the day for 11. The highest successful run chase ever was Australia getting 404 at Headingley in 1948.

'It's a great one' says Aussie captain Paine after Ashes test win

Australia beat England by 251 runs to win the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Monday. England, set an imposing target of 398 to win, collapsed to 97-7 in the post-lunch session on the fifth and final day before being bowled out for 146.

Australia win first Ashes Test against England by 251 runs

Australia captain Tim Paine won the toss and decided to bat in the first Ashes Test against England at Edgbaston on Thursday. Ashes-holders Australia has not won a match of any kind at Edgbaston since 2001, while England has won their past 11 internationals at the Birmingham ground.

Australia win toss and bat against England in first Ashes Test

From pacer Jasprit Bumrah to spinner Rashid Khan, bowlers who can push batsmen on the backfoot in Cricket World Cup 2019

Finch happy with Lyon's displays ahead of India decider

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting Sunday slammed the current team for showing "no desperation" after Nathan Lyon decided against reviewing his lbw decision on day four of the fourth Test against India here.

Ricky Ponting lashes out at Australia for showing 'no desperation'

Australia were at 258 for eight at stumps on the fourth day of the third Test against India in Melbourne. India set a target of 399 after the visitors declared their second innings at 106 for eight.

India vs Australia: One of the best Indian bowling attacks that I have ever seen, says Nathan Lyon

India moved within two wickets of an emphatic victory in the third Test after reducing Australia to 258 for eight at the close of day four on Saturday. Having set a mammoth victory target of 399 shortly before lunch, Virat Kohli's team attacked with precision and intensity to leave the home side on life support at the end of a muggy and overcast day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

INDvsAUS: India march to brink of victory in Melbourne Test

Australia beat India by 146 runs in the morning session of the fifth and final day of the second Test on Tuesday to level up the four-match series at 1-1. The tourists, chasing 287 runs for victory, were dismissed for 140 at the new Perth Stadium when Jasprit Bumrah was caught and bowled by quick Pat Cummins as the last wicket of the innings.

Australia thrash India to win Perth Test by 146 runs, level series 1-1

Australia need five wickets in the second test to secure a series-levelling victory with India's daunting run chase on a menacing pitch teetering at stumps on day four on Monday.

India vs Australia, 2nd Test, Day 4: Australia five wickets away from winning

India set Australia a 323-run target to win the series-opening Test after being bowled out for 307 in their second innings after lunch on the fourth day. Spinner Nathan Lyon finished with six wickets as India's batsmen collapsed for the addition of only 47 runs after lunch, having resumed on 260 for five on a warm, cloudy day at Adelaide Oval.

INDvsAUS, 1st Test, Day 4: India set Australia 323 for victory in first Test

Spinner Nathan Lyon made difference on the fourth day of opening Test against Australia in Adelaide but still, Australia have a mountain to climb for an unlikely win.

INDvsAUS, 1st Test, Day 4: India all-out at 307, lead by 322 runs

Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane have extended India's lead on the fourth day of opening test against Australia in Adelaide. India were at a score of 210 for a loss of three wickets with a lead of 225 runs.

INDvsAUS, 1st Test, Day 4: India at 210-3 after 80 overs (lead of 225 runs)

Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and paceman Mohammed Shami combined to tear through Australia's top order and bring India within six wickets of victory in the series-opening Test on Sunday.

INDvsAUS, 1st Test, Day 4: India sniff victory after Australia collapse in Adelaide

Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon on Tuesday clinched four wickets in six balls to leave Pakistan reeling on 77 for five at lunch on the opening day of the second and final test in Abu Dhabi.

2nd Test: Lyon wreaks havoc to rock Pakistan in Abu Dhabi

Nathan Lyon's behaviour has been declared as a breach of level one of ICC code of conduct as it was "contrary to the spirit of the game"

Australian bowler Nathan Lyon fined for 'disrespecting' AB de Villiers

Cook managed only 83 runs in the current campaign while Broad has only five wickets from the three matches ?

Mitchell Johnson takes dig at Alastair Cook, Stuart Broad after Australia reclaims Ashes urn

Australia spinner Nathan Lyon turned the screws with two early wickets before Josh Hazlewood claimed the prized scalp of Joe Root to leave England in trouble at 119 for five at lunch on day four of the first Ashes test on Sunday

Root gone as England stagger to 119-5 at lunch

India are still 52 runs behind Australia's first innings total of 300 in the decider of the four-test series

Nathan Lyon strikes for Australia, claims four wickets

O'Keefe's 12-wicket haul ended India's 19-match unbeaten streak in the first Test of the four-match series

O'Keefe, Lyon spin web around India to help Australia win big

Nathan Lyon playing in his 55th Test made his debut in 2011 in Sri Lanka's Galle, the venue for the next match in the series

Lyon becomes Australia's first off-spinner to bag 200 Test wickets

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