Nathan Lyon has surpassed Glenn McGrath to become Australia's sixth-most successful Test wicket-taker, moving behind Shane Warne in the all-time rankings, and is recognized as one of Australia's greatest spin bowlers.
England dominated Day 3 of the 4th Ashes Test against Australia, with Mark Wood taking three wickets and Chris Woakes taking one to keep England on top. Zak Crawley scored 189 and Jonny Bairstow hit an unbeaten 99 as England posted 592 all out, taking a first innings lead of 275 runs over Australia. Australia ended the day at 113 for 4, trailing by 162 runs.
Usman Khawaja criticizes the "disrespectful" behavior of some MCC members towards the Australian players during the second Ashes Test at Lord's. The incident occurred after the controversial dismissal of Jonny Bairstow, with Khawaja and David Warner engaging in a heated exchange with the members. MCC has suspended three members pending investigation and issued an apology to Cricket Australia. Khawaja expressed disappointment and called for better behavior from the members, while Australian captain Pat Cummins stated that some members may lose their memberships over their aggressive and abusive behavior.