Nathan Lyon has been ruled out of the remainder of the Ashes series due to his torn right calf and no replacement has been added to Australia’s squad yet. In Lyon’s absence, Todd Murphy is set to make his Ashes debut. Todd Murphy, had an impressive debut against India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is set to replace Lyon.
Nathan Lyon described he suffered a “decent tear” –
Spare batter Matt Renshaw, who fielded for Lyon on the final day of the Lord’s Test, has been released from the squad but will remain in the UK on standby.
That meaning Australia’s squad has been reduced to 16 with seam bowler Michael Neser remaining with the group having been a late addition for the WTC final and the first two Ashes Tests.
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Lyon suffered what he described as a “decent tear” of his right calf on the second day of the Lord’s Test while fielding. He did not field or bowl again in the match but bravely batted on one leg to help Australia add 15 more runs to their second-innings total, which proved quite valuable to the end result.
