Glenn McGrath’s Hilariously Throws Chair As Nathan Lyon Surpasses His Test Wicket Tally

Glenn McGrath pretended to throw a chair in mock annoyance after Nathan Lyon overtook him on the all-time Test wickets list.

Legendary Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath reacted humorously after Nathan Lyon surpassed him on the all-time Test wickets list. Lyon achieved this feat during the third Ashes Test against England in Adelaide.

Lyon took two wickets on Day 2 to reach 564 Test wickets. He overtook McGrath’s tally of 563. Lyon dismissed Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett in quick succession and is now Australia’s second-highest wicket-taker in Tests, behind Shane Warne.

In a viral video, McGrath was seen in the commentary box pretending to throw a chair. He then burst into laughter. The video was shared by cricket.com.au with the caption: “Glenn McGrath’s reaction to Nathan Lyon passing him on the all-time Test wickets list was absolutely hilarious #Ashes.” Watch the clip below:

Australia was bowled out for 371 in their first innings. Jofra Archer took five wickets for England. England started well but lost three quick wickets. Pat Cummins took his first wicket of the series to dismiss Zak Crawley.

Nathan Lyon Surpasses Glenn McGrath

Nathan Lyon was introduced in the 10th over. He removed Ollie Pope with his third ball. This equaled McGrath’s record of 563 wickets. Three balls later, he dismissed Ben Duckett to surpass McGrath.

Archer had earlier completed his five-wicket haul. He dismissed Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon on Day 2 as Starc scored 54 runs. Archer’s figures were 5-53 from 20.2 overs. Nevertheless, England needs to bat long to stay in the Adelaide Test as Australia leads the series 2-0.

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