(Reuters) – Australia spinner Nathan Lyon lastly clinched his long-awaited 400th test wicket on Saturday when he dismissed Dawid Malan in his second over on the morning of day 4 of the primary Ashes test in Brisbane.
Lyon had Malan nick onto his pads, with the ball pinging up for a catch for Marnus Labuschagne.
The wicket broke a 162-run partnership for the third wicket between Malan and Joe Root.
Lyon was mobbed by his crew mates because the Gabba crowd roared in appreciation.
Lyon had been stranded on 399 wickets for one of the best a part of a yr, his final sufferer coming in opposition to India in January on the Gabba, the place he bowled Washington Sundar.
(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Ken Ferris)
