Nathan Lyon created history in Test cricket, and became the first bowler to achieve this feat!

Australia scored 339 runs for five wickets on the first day of the second Ashes Test match, which started on Wednesday. In this match, Australia's veteran off-spinner Nathan Lyon has registered his name record. He made a record in his name without bowling on the field.

Coming into Australia's playing XI, veteran off-spinner Nathan Lyon became the first specialist bowler in the world to feature in 100 consecutive Test matches. Nathan Lyon made his Test debut in July 2011. He has become the sixth cricketer in the history of cricket to play 100 consecutive Tests.

The world record for playing the most consecutive Tests is in the name of Australia's Alastair Cook, who has played the most 159 matches. After this comes the number of Allan Border (153), Mark Waugh (107), Sunil Gavaskar (106), Brendon McCullum (101), and Nathan Lyon (100).

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