WATCH: Nathan Lyon surpasses Glenn McGrath to set MASSIVE record on Day 2 of 3rd Ashes Test in Adelaide

Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon claimed two early wickets on Day 2 of 3rd Ashes Test vs England at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday.

Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon made immediate impact after being dropped for the 2nd Ashes Test vs England at the Gabba earlier this month. Lyon returned to the playing 11 for the 3rd Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval, which got underway on Wednesday, and claimed a couple of early wickets to send the English side on a spin.

Lyon dismissed Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett in his first over the 3rd Test – the 10th over of England innings – to move past legendary pacer Glenn McGrath and become Australia’s second-highest Test wicket-taker behind only Shane Warne.

Lyon’s twin strikes followed by his captain Pat Cummins claiming three wickets meant than the visitors floundered to 213 for 8 at stumps on Day 2, still 158 runs behind Australia’s first innings score of 371.

The 38-year-old Aussie offie now has 564 wickets in 141 Tests till date at an average of 30.15.

WATCH Nathan Lyon move past Glenn McGrath in Australia’s Test wickets tally HERE…

And with that absolute beauty, Nathan Lyon has passed Glenn McGrath for Test wickets! 564 #Ashes | #MilestoneMoment | @nrmainsurance pic.twitter.com/wTofukUsYD

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 18, 2025

Cummins got Lyon into the attack in the 10th over and the off-spinner had immediate success with two wickets in four balls to remove Ollie Pope (3) and Ben Duckett (29) as England slumped to 42 for 3. Cummins had sent back Zak Crawley for 9 with the total on 37.

Lyon had Pope caught by a diving Josh Inglis at midwicket to equal McGrath’s tally of 563 Test wickets. On the last ball of that over, he enticed Duckett to play the wrong line to a drifting delivery that took out off stump. McGrath, who was in the stadium commentary booth, pretended to throw a chair around in mock annoyance. Only the legendary Shane Warne — with 708 wickets in 145 Tests from 1992-2007 — is above Lyon on the Australia’s list of Test wicket-takers.

He bowled 22 overs on Day 2 and returned 2 for 51. Cummins had 3 for 54, Scott Boland returned 2 for 31 with wickets of Will Jacks and Brydon Carse.

England skipper Ben Stokes led a lone battle, remaining unbeaten on 45 from 151 balls during a four-hour vigil in nearly 40 degrees heat in Adelaide. Stokes was cramping up badly towards the end of Day 2 as he put on a face-saving unbroken 45-run stand with No. 10 Archer (30) helped England survive the last 13 overs Thursday.

Earlier, Archer had claimed 5/35 in 20.2 overs to help bowl out Australia for 371 in 91.2 overs. But Starc scored his second successive Test fifty, notching up 54 off 75 balls with 9 fours in his knock.