The third Test being played between Australia and England in the Ashes series has become memorable in many ways. In this match, Australia’s experienced spinner Nathan Lyon performed such a feat, which further elevated his name in cricket history. As soon as Lion dismissed England batsman Ben Duckett, he made the record of becoming the bowler taking the highest Test wicket for Australia.
With this wicket, Nathan Lyon completed 564 Test wickets and left behind his own country’s legendary fast bowler Glenn McGrath. McGrath had 563 Test wickets in his name, which has now slipped to second place. The special thing was that when Lion took this historic wicket, Glenn McGrath himself was present in the commentary box.
McGrath’s reaction went viral
As soon as Ben Duckett was out and Lion’s record was completed, the camera went straight towards the commentary box. Glenn McGrath sitting there suddenly got up from his seat and in a joking manner started pretending to pick up the chair kept nearby and throw it. Although it was all in jest, his reaction quickly went viral on social media. Fans are also liking this style of McGrath.
Glenn McGrath’s reaction to Nathan Lyon passing him on the all-time Test wickets list was absolutely hilarious 🤣 #Ashes pic.twitter.com/1jTM06M8me
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 18, 2025
Test wicket history for Australia
If we talk about most Test wickets for Australia, then the name of great spinner Shane Warne is still at the top in this list. Shane Warne took 708 wickets in 145 test matches. After him, Nathan Lyon has now reached second place, while Glenn McGrath has slipped to third place. Lion achieved this feat in his 141st Test match, which also shows his consistency and fitness.
status of third test
Talking about the match, in the third test, Australia won the toss and decided to bat first. After the initial setbacks, Usman Khawaja and Alex Carey took over the innings in the middle order. Alex Carey scored a brilliant century, while Khawaja played an important inning of 82 runs. Mitchell Starc also strengthened the team’s score by scoring a half-century in the lower order. Australia scored 371 runs in the first innings. Joffra Archer was the most successful bowler for England, taking 5 wickets.
