Pat Cummins' Eventful Comeback, Breaks Brett Lee's 17-Year-Old Record Of...

Australia captain Pat Cummins made his Test return sweeter, achieving a remarkable feat on Thursday. Bowling against England in the third Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval, Cummins returned 3 for 54 on the second day of the Test match. The three English wickets in his pocket took him ahead of the former fast bowler Brett Lee on the list of most Test wickets for Australia.

Lee, who played his last Test in 2008, retired with 310 wickets in 76 matches. Cummins, with three wickets against England on Thursday, completed 312 wickets and now holds the 7^th spot on the list of most wickets for Australia in Tests.

Most wickets for Australia in Tests

Player	Matches	Wickets
Shane Warne	145	708
Nathan Lyon	141	564
Glenn McGrath	124	563
Mitchell Starc	103	420
Dennis Lillee	70	355
Mithcell Johson	73	313
Pat Cummins	72	312
Brett Lee	76	310
Josh Hazlewood	76	295
Craig McDermott	71	291

Nathan Lyon Surpasses McGrath

Earlier, Nathan Lyon, who was benched for the previous game, made an immediate impact on day two of the Adelaide Test. He struck twice in his first

over to leave England wobbling on the second day of the Adelaide Test on Thursday. With those twin blows, Lyon surpassed the legendary Glenn McGrath in the list of highest wicket-takers in Test cricket, taking his own tally to 564 scalps.

The 38-year-old first drew level with the iconic fast bowler when he had Ollie Pope flick one to mid-wicket, where Josh Inglis took a good catch to send the England batter back to the dressing room on just 3.

England On Backfoot

The second day of the Test match saw a pumped-up Australia rip through England’s fragile batting on Thursday to leave the tourists staring down the barrel of a third Test defeat with their Ashes campaign on the brink, barring a miracle.

At stumps on a sweltering day two, the visitors had ground to 213-8, trailing by 158 after Australia added 45 to their overnight 326-8 as temperatures soared to 40 Celsius.