Victoria’s Test top order contenders have failed to fire as Nathan Lyon returned to red ball cricket for the first time since his Ashes injury at the MCG on Thursday.
Marcus Harris’ difficult start to the Sheffield Shield season continued with a golden duck while Will Pucovski squandered a hard-fought 33 as New South Wales took advantage of seam-friendly conditions to reduce Victoria to 8-182 at stumps on day 1.
Nathan Lyon returned to first-class cricket with NSW at the MCG on Thursday, claiming 0-31 off 16 overs in damp conditions. Picture: Kelly Defina / Getty Images NSW captain Moises Henriques’ plan for Harris came to fruition immediately when the left-hander spooned his first ball to bat pad off the bowling of Chris Tremain.
Joe Burns steered Queensland into a strong position against Tasmania on a green Bellerive Oval wicket with his 20th first-class century and first since February 2021. Picture: Steve Bell / Getty Images
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