Nathan Lyon rise to prominence is a story for the ages. He started off as a curator in Canberra and his work took him to Adelaide and that started a journey that many would be proud of. He was selected in Australia's Test squad in 2011 a year after taking a job as a groundstaff at Adelaide Oval. He was spotted Redbacks' Big Bash coach Darren Berr and he impressed in Twenty20s for South Australia and within seven months, he was a Test cricketer for Australia. Lyon made his Test debut for the Aussies against Sri Lanka in Galle in 2011 and since then been a regular in red-ball cricket. A traditional spinner, known for his ability to flight the ball and keep grinding on, Lyon has gone on to become one of the best spinners in the world. His limited-overs career never took off as he only managed to play sporadically since making his ODI debut in 2012 against Sri Lanka and T20 debut in 2016 versus Pakistan in 2016. But, Lyon remains Australia's most prolific spinner since Shane Warne retired and is expected to go past the 500-wicket mark with age on his side.
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Australian cricketer Nathan Lyon achieved the record during the third day of the ongoing Test against Pakistan.
Warner became a victim of England pacer Stuart Broad seven times in Ashes this year.
Nathan Lyon has played 91 Tests since making his debut for Australia against Sri Lanka in 2011 and has been a consistent performer for the Aussies ever since.
Australia veteran Nathan Lyon is now Australia's third-highest wicket-taker along with Denis Lillee in the longest format of the game.
Steve Smith scored twin centuries and was awarded the Man-of-the-Match award as Australia beat England by 251 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match Test series.
Australia were defeated by South Africa by 10 runs and as a result, the team finished at the second spot in the tournament standings with 14 points from nine matches and will now play England in the semis.
Starc himself delivered the coup de grace, claiming the first five-wicket haul of the tournament to derail West Indies' pursuit of 289 in Nottingham.
There were audible boos, jeers and chants of "cheat", something which David Warner and Steve Smith will need to get used to during the course of the World Cup.
Adam Zampa and Nathan Lyon snapped 12 wickets between them in the five-match ODI series win over Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
With dry surfaces on offer, spinners will have an important role to play in the World Cup in England and Wales this summer.
Australian media reports on Friday revealed the breadth of the fracture between Warner and his teammates immediately after the ball-tampering scandal.
Lyon believes that there should be a proper balance of finger and wrist spinners in any setup.
Pat Cummins won the Allan Border medal for Australia's leading men's cricketer with 156 votes, six ahead of off-spinner Nathan Lyon, who was voted test cricket player of the year.
The right-arm bowler said his small stint in the BBL would help him strengthen his chances of playing in the upcoming 2019 World Cup.
Earlier, Kurtis Patterson became Australia's third century-maker of its first innings, scoring an unbeaten 114.
Siddle who last played an ODI for the Kangaroos in November 2010 is set to don the yellow jersey after a huge gap of 8 years.
The Australian batting failed for a second time in this Test, after getting bowled out poorly in the first innings.
Pat Cummins struck a valiant unbeaten half-century to keep India two wickets away from victory in Melbourne.
India vs Australia, 3rd Test: Hosts Australia were 8/0 at stumps, trailing India (443/7 decl) in the first innings at the end of day two in Melbourne.
The two skippers had quite a bit of banter in the middle, so much so that they almost made physical contact at one point.
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