Australia is a country that has always been associated with the best Test bowlers ever produced, and most of these bowlers have remained in the top of the wicket-takers list in the format. One such bowler is Nathan Lyon, who has just moved to the second place among the most-wicket takers for Australia in Tests. He was not part of the second Ashes 2025 Test match at Brisbane, but he announces his return to the battlefield with a great performance.
Lyon has left behind the great Glenn McGrath as the second-most prolific wicket-taker in the format, and he did so during the 3rd Test match in Adelaide. It was a very good delivery that he bowled to get Ben Duckett out that earned him a place in history.
The following is the list of bowlers who have taken the most wickets for Australia in Tests.
Shane Warne
Shane Warne, the legendary Australian leg-spinner, is the person who has taken the most wickets for Australia in Tests. The leg-spinner had a Test career lasting almost 15 years, during which he took an incredible 708 wickets at a little more than 25 runs per wicket. Warne had 37 five-wicket hauls and ten 10-wicket hauls during his entire Test career.
Nathan Lyon
Nathan Lyon has now become the number two highest wicket-taker for Australia in Tests. His total is now 564 wickets at 30.10 runs per wicket in 261 innings, which includes 24 five-wicket and five ten-wicket hauls. Lyon will try to keep adding to his wickets and hopes to retire with at least 600 wickets.
Glenn McGrath
The Australian fast bowler got his first Test cap in 1993 and retired from Tests in 2007. In his glorious career, Glenn McGrath picked 563 wickets at an impressive average of a little over 21. McGrath had 29 five-wicket hauls and three 10-wicket hauls during his Test career.
Mitchell Starc
Mitchell Starc is yet another Australian legend of the current era, who has already taken 420 wickets with an excellent average of 26.52 and a strike rate of 46.45 in merely 197 innings. The left-arm quick has achieved 18 five-wicket and 3 ten-wicket hauls in his career.
Dennis Lillee
Dennis Lillee, a bowler that people feared the most in the 70s and 80s, enjoyed a very successful career, to say the least. He took a total of 355 Test wickets at an average of 23.92. The fast bowler achieved 23 five-wicket hauls in his 14-year Test career that covered over 14 years.
