Having stormed past Glenn McGrath, Nathan Lyon has been backed to surpass Shane Warne as Australia’s greatest ever Test wicket-taker.

At lunch, England found themselves 59 for three, still chasing momentum in a match they must win to keep the series alive. Joe Root survived a close call early in his innings, a moment that contrasted sharply with the previous day’s controversy involving Alex Carey, who went on to score a century after a disputed review.

Veteran Australia spinner Nathan Lyon with his two wickets in the early stages of day 2 of the third Ashes Test went on to surpass Glenn McGrath in the list of Australians with the most Test wickets in history.

Australia continue to dominate the ongoing Ashes series, tightening their grip on England by the end of play on Day 2 of the third Test. England finished the day at 213/8, trailing by a massive 158 runs,