BRISBANE, Australia — Australia's Nathan Lyon said
reaching the milestone of 400 Test wickets in Saturday's big Ashes win and
joining cricket's greats had not yet sunk in.
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A classical off-spinner, the 34-year-old removed
Dawid Malan for 82 on the fourth day of the first Test against England to write his name in
Australian sporting history.
Speaking immediately after playing a central role in
Australia's nine-wicket victory at the Gabba, Lyon said: "It hasn't really
hit me yet to be honest.
"No doubt I'll get my phone and call my family and
friends, and that will probably hit a little bit closer to home, I guess.
"But it's something that I'm very proud of, there's no
doubt about that. It's been some hard toil to get it, but it's very rewarding,
that's for sure."
Ahead of the Test, Lyon had nominated England captain
Joe Root as the scalp he would like as his 400th, given they have played so much
against each other.
He had to make do with Malan, with
Marnus Labuschagne taking
the catch at silly mid-off.
Lyon, in his 101st Test and after a decade on the team,
became just the 16th player worldwide to achieve the feat and only the third
Australian after Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath.
Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan tops the all-time
Test wicket-takers with 800, followed by Warne on 708.
England star Jimmy Anderson is third on 632, but was
overlooked for the Brisbane Test, as was fellow paceman Stuart Broad, who is
sixth on the list with 524.
Lyon took 4-91 in the second innings to move to 403 wickets
overall.
Next in his sights is West Indian great Curtly Ambrose, who
has 405 wickets.
Australian captain Pat Cummins stressed how important Lyon
was to the team.
"He's our most important bowler, not just for
wicket-taking, but you saw how many overs he bowled yesterday," Cummins
said.
"He went for two and a half an over for 20 overs on a
hot day."
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