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New Delhi: Off-spinner Nathan Lyon has overtaken Glenn Mcgrath in Australia’s top Test wicket-taker’s list during the third Ashes Test in Adelaide and

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is placed only behind the late Shane Warne.

He dismissed Ollie Pope and then Ben Duckett in the morning session of day two at Adelaide Oval to surpass McGrath’s 563 scalps and move into outright sixth place on the all-time list.

Only Shane Warne (708) is ahead of Lyon, who was brought back into the team after being benched for the second Test in Brisbane.

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The 38-year-old was brought into the attack after Australia were bowled out for 371 runs in their first innings on the morning session on Thursday.

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Pope tried to flick Lyon through the leg-side but hit straight into the hands of Josh Inglis for a low catch at midwicket.

Lyon then cleaned up Duckett for his 564th wicket, who tried to defend but couldn’t protect his off stump.

Sri Lanka’s Muthiah Muralidaran (800), England’s James Anderson (704) and Stuart Broad (604) and India’s Anil Kumble (619) are the only other bowlers in Tests with more wickets than Lyon.

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Glenn McGrath’s reaction to Nathan Lyon passing him on the all-time Test wickets list was absolutely hilarious \uD83E\uDD23 #Ashes pic.twitter.com/1jTM06M8me
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— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 18, 2025
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Fitting venue

Lyon’s feat took place at a ground where he was a curator before becoming a full-time cricketer. It is also the ground where he played his first professional match.

Before the ongoing match, Lyon’s plaque was unveiled at the Oval’s ‘Avenue of Honour’, commemorating his 12-wicket performance here during the 2014 Test against India.

Lyon’s 65 wickets in 15 matches are the most at the ground, ahead of Warne (56) and Mitchell Starc (55).

“Maybe it would be like a fairy tale, When you look at my history here, with working here, dreaming of playing Test cricket,” Lyon had said on his impending milestone.

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“My first ever Test here was on the roller, back in 2010 and funnily enough, against England. So for me to potentially overtake McGrath would be pretty incredible.”

Top 10 wicket-takers in Tests

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Rank	Bowler	Team	Wickets	Matches	Period
1	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	800	133	1992–2010
2	Shane Warne	Australia	708	145	1992–2007
3	James Anderson	England	704	188	2003–2024
4	Anil Kumble	India	619	132	1990–2008
5	Stuart Broad	England	604	167	2007–2023
6	Nathan Lyon†	Australia	564	140	2011–Present
7	Glenn McGrath	Australia	563	124	1993–2007
8	Ravichandran Ashwin†	India	537	106	2011–Present
9	Courtney Walsh	West Indies	519	132	1984–2001
10	Dale Steyn	South Africa	439	93	2004–2019

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Ashes: Lyon passes McGrath, now only behind Warne in Australia’s Test wicket-taker’s list

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