Nathan Lyon became the third from his country to go past 400 wickets in Test cricket as Australia beat England by nine wickets in the first Ashes Test at the Gabba on Saturday. Having resumed on 220 for two with the match still within their grasp on Day 4, England were bowled out for 297, leaving Australia needing only 20 runs to win.
Fast bowler Ollie Robinson was the sole wicket-taker for England in the Australian second innings and a four from Marnus Labuschagne sealed the deal for the hosts.
Lyon, who finished with 4-91 for the second innings, had been stranded on 399 wickets since the series-deciding defeat to India in January. He bowled 24 overs on Day 3 but was left frustrated along with the rest of his team mates by a strong third-wicket stand by Dawid Malan and Joe Root.
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Root and Malan could add only three more runs to their partnership on Saturday, which had ended on 159 on Day 3 as Lyon struck in his second over. The 34-year-old deceived Malan (82) with a sharply-dipping ball that produced a bat-pad catch to Labuschagne in close.
England promptly lost three wickets for 11 runs with a fired-up Cameron Green having Root caught for 89. The England captain was chasing his seventh century of the year and maiden Test ton in Australia.
Lyon had Ollie Pope caught for four by Steve Smith at slip with a ball that exploded out of the Gabba pitch to catch the middle order batsman's edge.
Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler combined for a 32-run partnership before Australia captain Pat Cummins intervened, squaring up Stokes with a short ball that sent an edge flying to Green in the gully.
Lyon nabbed his third wicket when Ollie Robinson top-edged an attempted reverse-sweep and then his fourth by bowling Mark Wood.
Green completed England's humiliation with his second wicket by having Chris Woakes caught behind for 16 to wrap up the innings.