Lyon's long wait for 400th Test wicket ends

Nathan Lyon's long wait for a 400th Test wicket is over with the off-spinner dismissing Dawid Malan in his second over on day four of the first Vodafone Ashes Test at the Gabba.

Lyon had bowled 33 wicketless overs in the Test and waited almost a year since his last Test wicket, in Australia's last contest, in January to achieve the milestone.

He managed it in the fourth over of the day with Malan (82) edging onto his pad for Marnus Labuschagne to take a sharp catch under his nose at silly mid-off.

The wicket was a crucial one for the hosts, just shy of the second new ball, as the recovering England looked to set Australia a target.

Lyon is now only the third Australian bowler to take 400 Test wickets and is only behind Shane Warne (708) and Glenn McGrath (563), who are both retired. 

AUSTRALIA'S ALL-TIME LEADING TEST WICKET-TAKERS:

* Shane Warne (708)

* Glenn McGrath (563)

* Nathan Lyon (400, ongoing)

* Dennis Lillee (355)

* Mitchell Johnson (313)

Vodafone Men's Ashes

Squads

Australia: Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith (vc), Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner

England: Joe Root (c), James Anderson, Jonathan Bairstow, Dom Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Haseeb Hameed, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Dawid Malan, Craig Overton, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood

Schedule

First Test: December 8-12, The Gabba

Second Test: December 16-20, Adelaide Oval

Third Test: December 26-30, MCG

Fourth Test: January 5-9, SCG

Fifth Test: January 14-18, Blundstone Arena