Former Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath delivered a hilarious reaction during commentary when spinner Nathan Lyon surpassed his wicket tally on day two of the third Ashes Test on Thursday.
Cricket Australia shared a video of McGrath’s theatrical response, showing him pretending to pick up a chair as if about to throw it on the floor the moment Lyon broke his record.
Glenn McGrath’s reaction to Nathan Lyon passing him on the all-time Test wickets list was absolutely hilarious #Ashes pic.twitter.com/1jTM06M8me
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 18, 2025
The clip quickly went viral across social media platforms.
Cricket fans flooded social media with reactions to McGrath’s antics.
“Sachin would have broken the chair when Root breaks his record,” one user wrote.
“Haha this was a good one,” another user commented.
“Lmao it’s the funniest thing I have seen on internet today,” a third user added.
Lyon moved past McGrath to claim second place on Australia’s all-time wicket-takers list during the Adelaide Test. The veteran spinner now has 564 Test wickets, while McGrath finished his career with 563 wickets.
Lyon now sits behind only the late Shane Warne in Australian bowling history. Warne leads the list with 708 Test wickets.
In the overall rankings of Test cricket’s highest wicket-takers, Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan tops the chart with 800 wickets. England’s James Anderson follows with 704 wickets, Anil Kumble claimed 619, and Stuart Broad took 604 wickets during his career.
Lyon’s achievement moves him to sixth place on the global list of all-time leading wicket-takers in Test cricket.