Cricket: Lyon rips through England to hand Australia Ashes advantage
Cricket - Ashes 2019 - First Test - England v Australia - Edgbaston, Birmingham, Britain - August 5, 2019 Australia's Pat Cummins celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of England's Chris Woakes giving Australia victory in the first test Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Australia spinner Nathan Lyon made light work of England's batting line-up as the hosts were bowled out for 146 in their second innings, 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.
Cricket - Ashes 2019 - First Test - England v Australia - Edgbaston, Birmingham, Britain - August 5, 2019 Australia's Pat Cummins and Steve Smith celebrate with teammates after taking the wicket of England's Chris Woakes giving Australia victory in the first test Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers
Fellow opener Jason Roy (28) looked in good shape until he was bowled when coming down the pitch, before Joe Denly (11) and the key wicket of England captain Joe Root (28), having been saved by two earlier reviews, were out before lunch.
The wickets kept tumbling in the afternoon, with England's middle order collapsing for the second innings in a row, before Lyon ripped through the tail for finish with figures of 6-45 as Australia picked up a first win at Edgbaston in 18 years.
Cricket - Ashes 2019 - First Test - England v Australia - Edgbaston, Birmingham, Britain - August 5, 2019 Australia's Nathan Lyon celebrates taking the wicket of England's Moeen Ali Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine
(Reporting by Peter Hall; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
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