Nathan Lyon Ruled Out of Ashes 2023 Due to Calf Injury, Pat Cummins CONFIRMS After Australia Take 2-0 Lead in Ashes 2023
London: In what would come as a massive setback for Australia, they are set to miss the services of Nathan Lyon in the last three Ashes Tests. After beating England by 43 runs and taking a 2-0 lead, Australian skipper Pat Cummins said that he was not happy that Lyon – despite the injury – walked out to bat on Sunday. Claiming that Lyon did an amazing job, Cummins confirmed that the off-spinner will not participate in the rest of the Ashes series.
“I wasn’t particularly happy but he was pretty keen to get out there. He did an amazing job. I would imagine he is (out of the series),” Pat Cummins confirmed after the Lord’s Test.
Earlier, captain Ben Stokes dished out yet another heroic and stunning 155 in the pursuit of chasing 371. But it was not enough for the hosts to avoid a loss.
Resuming the final day on 114/4, Stokes and Ben Duckett (83) added a further 63 runs before the former fell to Josh Hazlewood just after the first hour of the morning session was over.
Jonny Bairstow was run-out in controversial circumstances for 10, as wicketkeeper Alex Carey threw the ball at the stumps after the batter wandered out of the crease while avoiding a bouncer, leaving England at 193/6, with the crowd booing Australia and some confrontational scenes happening in Long Room at lunch break.
Brief scores: Australia 416 & beat England 325 & 327 in 81.3 overs (Ben Stokes 155, Ben Duckett 83; Pat Cummins 3-69, Mitchell Starc 3-79) by 43 runs