Nathan Lyon has been a productive bowler for Australia in Test cricket and the 31-year-old is only one wicket from turning into the third best wicket-taker for his nation in the longest organization of the game like Ashes 2019. With 355 wickets, Lyon is as of now only one wicket behind amazing quick bowler Dennis Lillee and the spinner will get an opportunity to add this gigantic honor in his possession when Australia take on England in the third Ashes 2019 Test at Headingley on Thursday.
Lyon joined Lillee on 355 test wickets as he took 3-68 in the subsequent Ashes 2019 Test to enable Australia to expel England for 258. The match at last finished in a draw as Australia, who were set an improbable 267 to win in at least 48 overs after England chief Joe Root’s assertion, completed on 154-6.
In any case, in the wake of accomplishing the accomplishment, he used to chance to laud partner Josh Hazlewood for his bowling.
“I’ve generally said I am not about close to home achievements or individual accomplishments, it’s tied in with winning Test matches and Test Ashes 2019 arrangement for Australia,” said Lyon.
“I haven’t generally had sufficient energy to kick back and consider it,” included the 31-year-old who got to the imprint in 88 matches – 18 more than Lillee, who played the remainder of his 70 Tests in 1984.
In the main Test, Lyon took nine wickets with a splendid spell of 6/49 to guide his group to triumph.
“I truly battle to see myself up with any semblance of Warne, McGrath, Lillee, it doesn’t agree with me,” Lyon said.
“In my eyes those folks are genuine legends of the game and I’m only some chap attempting to bowl off breaks and attempting to make Australian fans pleased with the Australian cricket group,” he included.
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