Nathan Lyon rise to prominence is a story for the ages. He started off as a curator in Canberra and his work took him to Adelaide and that started a journey that many would be proud of. He was selected in Australia's Test squad in 2011 a year after taking a job as a groundstaff at Adelaide Oval. He was spotted Redbacks' Big Bash coach Darren Berr and he impressed in Twenty20s for South Australia and within seven months, he was a Test cricketer for Australia. Lyon made his Test debut for the Aussies against Sri Lanka in Galle in 2011 and since then been a regular in red-ball cricket. A traditional spinner, known for his ability to flight the ball and keep grinding on, Lyon has gone on to become one of the best spinners in the world. His limited-overs career never took off as he only managed to play sporadically since making his ODI debut in 2012 against Sri Lanka and T20 debut in 2016 versus Pakistan in 2016. But, Lyon remains Australia's most prolific spinner since Shane Warne retired and is expected to go past the 500-wicket mark with age on his side.
Read MoreNathan Lyon is currently enjoying some time away from the sport. But he was soon set to turn up for Lancashire in the upcoming County cricket season. However, his stint has been cut short to just seven matches now by Cricket Australia and he is not happy.
Pat Cummins took one wicket in the second innings against New Zealand in the ongoing Test match against New Zealand on Friday and completed 100 Test captain to set a major milestone. Nathan Lyon also bagged four wickets to surpass Courtney Walsh in a huge record.
AUS vs PAK 1st Test: The Aussies have taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match series against Pakistan. They defeated the Men in Green by a huge margin of 360 runs as Nathan Lyon got to his historic 500th Test wicket.
Australia cricketer Nathan Lyon is arguably the greatest spinner in the country after Shane Warne. He has been with the Test team for more than a decade now and has carved out a niche for himself. Lyon will be playing in the upcoming three-match Test series against Pakistan from December 14.
Australia won both the opening games Nathan Lyon played in Ashes 2023 and then lost the last two games to miss out on a series win.
Nathan Lyon has signed a three-year-long deal with Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League (BBL).
Ravichandran Ashwin wrecked havoc in the first Test against West Indies while he could add only 1 wicket in the first innings of second Test. However, the off-spinner will be key for the visitors on the final day of the Test match.
Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh was asked to name top five Test cricketers in the world currently who are game changers and big-match players and the veteran off-spinner included only two Indians.
Australia are leading the series by 2-0 margin and only need to draw the series now to retain the Ashes. Australia have also provided a huge update on off-spinner Nathan Lyon.
Former England batter Kevin Pietersen suggested a wild theory that Nathan Lyon had come out to bat so that he could get hit on his helmet and Australia could use a concussion substitute since the veteran off-spinner will not bowl in the second innings.
Nathan Lyon played a major role in Australia winning the opening Ashes Test by two wickets. Lyon's injury could well prove to be the defining moment not only in the match but also in the entire series.
If ruled out, Nathan Lyon's absence could have adverse effects on Lord's Test's result as far as Australia are concerned given that they have to bowl the last.
Nathan Lyon played a crucial role in Australia winning the opening Ashes Test by just two wickets along with Pat Cummins. The off-spinner will be keen on continuing to perform the same way in the Lord's Test as well.
Nathan Lyon took a total of 11 wickets in the 3rd Test against India and was the chief architect of Australia's win over the hosts.
It took Lyon 46 innings to become the cricketer with the most wickets in BGT.
IND vs AUS 3rd Test: Australia bossed the opening day of the third test in Indore. The visitors finished on 156/4 after wrapping the hosts for 109 in just over a session.
IND vs AUS 2nd Test: India and Australia are locking horns in the second Test of the four-match series in Delhi. Australia made 263 in the first innings, while Nathan Lyon scripted India's top and middle order collapse in India's reply.
AUS vs WI 1st Test: The Australian team defeated the West Indies side in the first Test of the two match series by 164 runs. The second Test will be played on 8th December.
Lyon joined legspinner Shane Warne, who took 708 test wickets between 1992 and 2007, and paceman Glenn McGrath, who took 563 between 93-'07, as the only Australians to surpass the 400-wicket barrier in test cricket.
Ricky Ponting earlier said that Paine's inclusion in the team would 'inevitably' be a distraction and the drama was 'not going to go away'.
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