Lyon defies calf injury to bat in heroic Ashes scenes

England emerged done a manic last fewer overs unscathed to acceptable up a grandstand decorativeness connected the last time astatine Lord's.

After a nightmare commencement to its pursuit of 371, England skipper Ben Stokes (29 not out) joined opener Ben Duckett (50 not out) to enactment unneurotic a important partnership.

It was different time filled with drama, contention and immoderate superb cricket sprinkled in, and present were the champion moments from time four.

AS IT HAPPENED: The Ashes 2nd Test, time four

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Lyon's heroic cameo

There were important doubts implicit whether Nathan Lyon would adjacent bat successful Australia's 2nd innings, but what followed was thing remarkable.

Lyon hobbled to the crease astatine the autumn of Australia's ninth wicket and added 15 runs including a bound of his ain for the past wicket alongside Mitchell Starc.

He was yet dismissed and returned to the celebrated Lord's agelong country to a lasting ovation aft a genuinely unbelievable effort.

Lyon's heroic Lord's entrance

Starc, Australia stunned by reversal

If England ends up mowing down the 371 runs required to triumph the 2nd Test, this infinitesimal volition beryllium replayed for years to come.

Australia thought it had dismissed England opener Ben Duckett precocious successful the time pursuing a terrific drawback successful the heavy by Mitchell Starc.

They were stunned conscionable minutes aboriginal erstwhile Duckett was called backmost to a crease aft 3rd umpire Marais Erasmus ruled that Starc hadn't been successful power of the drawback contempt appearing to instrumentality it cleanly.

Starc controversially denied catch

Ahmed's unthinkable bound save, Lyon's limp

On a chaotic time of cricket, this was possibly the astir chaotic play of them all.

Mitchell Starc thought he'd deed a six lone for sub fielder Rehan Ahmed to propulsion of 1 of the astir superb one-handed saves connected the bound you're ever apt to see.

Ahmed's prevention came arsenic Starc and the hobbled Nathan Lyon ball-watched successful the mediate of the pitch, and Lyon was required to hop towards his crease, further damaging his injured calf successful the process.

Skipper Pat Cummins could hardly judge his eyes arsenic helium watched on connected the Lord's balcony

Lyon wounded aft unthinkable bound save

Here's each wicket that fell connected time four

AUSTRALIA

Usman Khawaja 77 (187): c Potts b Broad, FOW: 3-187 (61.6 ov)

Broad breaks unsafe stand

Steve Smith 34 (62): c Crawley b Tongue, FOW: 4-190 (62.4 ov)

Bouncer ends Smith's stay

Travis Head 7 (16): c Root b Broad, FOW: 5-197 (67.3 ov)

Root's stunner takes retired Head

Cameron Green 18 (67): c Duckett b Robinson, FOW: 6-239 (87.3 ov)

Green succumbs to bouncer barrage

Alex Carey 21 (73): c Root b Robinson, FOW: 7-242 (89.1 ov)

Robinson doubles up

Pat Cummins 11 (29): c Duckett b Broad, FOW: 8-261 (95.2 ov)

Broad takes retired Cummins

Josh Hazlewood 1 (3): c Root b Stokes, FOW: 9-264 (96.4 ov)

Stokes ends Hazlewood's stay

Nathan Lyon 4 (13): c Stokes b Broad, FOW: 10-279 (101.5 ov)

Lyon's heroics travel to an end

ENGLAND

Zak Crawley 3 (6): c Carey b Starc, FOW: 1-9 (2.1 ov)

Crawley strangled down limb side

Ollie Pope 3 (10): b Starc, FOW: 2-13 (4.2 ov)

Starc destroys Pope's stumps

Joe Root 18 (35): c Warner b Cummins, FOW: 3-41 (12.2 ov)

Cummins' brute claims Root

Harry Brook 4 (3): b Cummins, FOW: 4-45 (12.5 ov)

Cummins' contender for shot of the series

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