In the Boxing Day Test match at the MCG, the Australian bowling attack both with the ball and with the bat performed admirably. When the final Test at the SCG rolled around, the hosts had a 2-1 series lead thanks to this.
Although this series is mostly the pacers’, Nathan Lyon’s impact cannot be understated, and the bowling attack has been praised a lot. Although the renowned spinner may not have had the finest series, he was instrumental to the squad in the key Boxing Day Test, taking five wickets and scoring a vital 41 in the second innings to give Australia a significant lead.
Nathan Lyon became eighth on the list of Test cricket’s top wicket-takers as a consequence.
By getting rid of Mohammed Siraj, the off-spinner got the game’s last wicket and passed Ravichandran Ashwin, who retired with 537. Ashwin’s total now stands at 538.
Lyon is presently behind Muttiah Muralitharan (800), Shane Warne (708), James Anderson (704), Anil Kumble (619), Stuart Broad (604), and Glenn McGrath (563).
Most WTC wickets
Lyon shattered not just this record, but also another one that he shares with Ashwin and captain Pat Cummins. Due to their combined total of 195 wickets, these three bowlers are now tied for the most wickets in the World Test Championship (WTC). Lyon is only below the other two on this list because his average of 27.21 is greater than Ashwin’s (21.49) and Cummins’ (22.80).
Even though Lyon has a respectable economy of 2.68, he is averaging 39.12, which is extremely high for his standards, and he has only claimed eight wickets in the six innings he has played in the BGT 2024–25 series.
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