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Nathan Lyon declares best shape of career after record day

Nathan Lyon claims peak fitness after Australia's bowlers set a Test record with 600 combined wickets against South Africa.

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Nathan Lyon said he is in the best shape of his career after Australia's pace-spin quartet became the first in Test history to take 600 wickets together. The 38-year-old spinner has given up alcohol for nine months and increased his fitness work following a serious hamstring tear. He took 2 for 58 as South Africa were dismissed for 284 on day three in Durban.

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Lyon's decision to extend his career into the 2027 Ashes at age 39 shifts the conversation from succession planning to maximising experience in Australia's attack.

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