Nathan Lyon seems more and more unlikely to characteristic within the the rest of the Ashes collection after Australia’s star spinner arrived at Lord’s on crutches.
Lyon harm his proper calf whereas fielding within the remaining session on day two, elevating fears for not simply the rest of the Lord’s Test however the whole Ashes collection.
Australia are but to be taught the total extent of Lyon’s damage, however early indicators will not be good.
The 36-year-old limped from the workforce’s bus to the Lord’s Pavilion on crutches on Friday morning with a big compression stocking on his leg.
He hobbled onto the sphere on the crutches whereas the workforce warmed up and didn’t participate within the session.
Australia have a three-day turnaround between the top of the Lord’s Test and Thursday’s third match at Headingley.
The fourth and fifth Tests at Old Trafford and The Oval respectively are additionally scheduled for July, which means something past a four-week restoration would rule Lyon out of the collection
As the one back-up spinner on tour and after impressing in India earlier this yr, Todd Murphy is the person more likely to change Lyon.
Murphy has 12 first-class video games to his identify however has not performed since Victoria figured within the Sheffield Shield remaining in March.
Any injury-enforced absence will even finish Lyon’s run of 100 straight Test matches, in addition to hopes of reaching the 500-wicket mark at Lord’s along with his tally standing at 496.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
