After Warne, Muralitharan and Kumble, Nathan Lyon becomes fourth spinner to claim 500 Test wickets

It was Lyon trapping Faheem Ashraf leg before wicket that helped him breach the much-awaited milestone for the Australia off-spinner.

“For a young kid growing up in country New South Wales, 500 wickets was a bloody long way away,” Lyon told broadcasters afterwards. “It was bloody hard work, but something I’m very proud about. Nice to get back after the injury, I have not taken anything for granted, especially playing for Australia, appreciate every moment of my career.

Asked how he’d celebrate the 500th wicket as he moves closer to Shane Warne’s national record, he quipped: “Probably in Warnie’s fashion, I reckon.”