Lyon, who went past Mitchell Johnson and Brett Lee along the way to become Australia’s fourth-highest Test wicket-taker, called it a ‘great achievement.

Lyon bowled three consecutive maidens before picking up three wickets in four balls, which soon changed to four wickets in two overs, to leave Pakistan tottering at 57-5. The home side were 0-4 in that spell, with Nos.4, 5 and 6 all scoring ducks.

Although captain Sarfraz Ahmed and opener Fakhar Zaman scored 94 apiece to help Pakistan recover, Lyon, who returned 4-78, was the star performer.

Lyon is now only behind Shane Warne (708), Glenn McGarth (563) and Dennis Lillee (355) on the Australian list of highest Test wicket-takers and called going past Lee and Johnson as a ‘massive honour’. Lyon now has 314 Test wickets – Lee took 310 and Johnson 313.

.@NathLyon421's four-wicket spell this morning in Abu Dhabi has left him on 314 wickets from 80 Tests, putting him fourth on the list of all-time wicket-takers for Australia! #PAKvAUS #howzstat pic.twitter.com/lenwZvedWr

— ICC (@ICC) October 16, 2018

“I’ve never been one for personal success and personal goals. Or at least talking about them,” Lyon said. “But it’s a massive honour to pass the likes of Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson today.

“I’ve been very fortunate to play 80 Test matches for Australia and to be in this position to take 314 wickets, personally it’s a great achievement and it’s something I will look back when I retire from the game and sit back with family and friends and have a beer and talk about it.”