Doctors provide grim update on Lyon's injury

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Australian spinner Nathan Lyon volition miss the remainder of the 2nd Ashes Test against England astatine Lord's aft straining his close calf.

Lyon was wounded portion running to the shot aft beverage connected time two. He took England's archetypal wicket.

Cricket Australia called the strain “significant” successful a connection connected Friday nighttime AEST during play connected time three. The connection didn't accidental however agelong helium volition beryllium retired for.

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"He volition necessitate a play of rehabilitation aft this lucifer is concluded," it said. "A determination regarding his availability for the remainder of the bid volition beryllium made astatine the decision of the game."

Nathan Lyon chopped a shattered fig aft helium was forced disconnected the crushed with a calf wounded (Getty)

Lyon arrived astatine Lord's connected crutches connected Friday, and connected the tract helium received a consoling pat from England skipper Ben Stokes aft the Australia squad huddle earlier play began.

Lyon's wounded leaves Australia down to 3 specializer bowlers, each quicks, positive all-rounder Cameron Green. The rotation options are specializer batters Travis Head, Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne. They person a combined 39 wickets compared to Lyon's 496.

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Australia has a ready-made rotation backup successful the squad successful 22-year-old Todd Murphy, who made his debut connected the circuit of India successful February and played each 4 tests. He took 14 wickets, including Virat Kohli 4 times, astatine an mean of 25.21.

Murphy looks acceptable to marque his Ashes debut successful the 3rd trial astatine Headingley starting adjacent Thursday.

Lyon, connected crutches, talks to the antheral who is astir apt to instrumentality his spot successful the Test side, Todd Murphy (Ryan Pierse via Getty Images)

Nevertheless, if Lyon’s lack extends to the series, it volition beryllium a stroke to Australia's hopes of winning the Ashes successful England for the archetypal clip since 2001.

He was considered practically indestructible having go lone the sixth antheral to play 100 consecutive tests astatine Lord's. That series covers the past decade, erstwhile helium has taken much trial wickets than anyone, 420.

Lyon's quality to clasp down 1 extremity for agelong periods allowed the seamers to rotate successful speedy order.

He took a team-best 8 wickets astatine Edgbaston past week but besides showed his batting quality by combining with Pat Cummins successful an unbeaten basal of 55 to get Australia to the people and triumph by 2 wickets.

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