Nathan Lyon's prospects of playing any further part in the Ashes looked to be fading fast as he arrived at Lord's on Friday on crutches.

"Hopefully I won't have to bowl too much," he told reporters, having stepped in just before the close of the second day of the second Ashes test to relieve Australia's tired fast bowlers following an injury to their regular spinner Nathan Lyon

“I’ve got a lot of sympathy for Mo – not coming off any red-ball cricket for two years and being thrown in to bowl a lot of overs. The best way I can probably sum it up is it’s probably like a singer losing their vocals but being expected to go out there and put a concert on."

Australian spin king Nathan Lyon dismissed concerns Monday that England could use short boundaries for the upcoming Ashes to supercharge their attacking "Bazball" strategy, saying it worked both ways.

A winning target of 76 may sound a cakewalk but Australia will have to score those runs on a track where 30 wickets have tumbled on the first two days of the spin-dominated contest.

The afternoon session saw a controversial dismissal of Virat Kohli

Spin king Nathan Lyon bagged six wickets, including century-maker Kraigg Brathwaite, as Australia ground down a gutsy West Indies to win the first Test in Perth by 164 runs on Sunday.

Australia's assistant coach Daniel Vettori on Sunday said Nathan Lyon's ability to combine spin with bounce makes him a lethal weapon on turning pitches -- and for years to come.

Those Australians who eschewed late nights in front of the television woke up on Tuesday to the news that their cricket team had achieved a thumping first Ashes test victory lauded as "A Win for the Ages" in local media.

Spinner Nathan Lyon's fantastic catch to dismiss Moeen Ali gets a follow up act from Mitchell Starc on the third day of the second Test between Australia and England at Adelaide.

Former England wicketkeeper Matt Prior hit back at Nathan Lyon for saying Australia aimed to "end careers" in the Ashes series, warning the spinner his words could come back to haunt him.

Bangladesh's quest to seal their fourth-ever series win and more importantly their first against a quality side came unstuck at

Australia’s ace spinner Nathan Lyon provides some lively answers in his presser after Shakib Al Hasan’s lighthearted but colourful press conference yesterday.

The duo of Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood share three spoils each to snuff out Sri Lanka for a paltry117 in just 34.2 overs on Day 1 of the first Test at the Pallekele International Stadium.

West Indies' performance on Sunday come straight out of the locker room that stored last year's data files, where the absence of Dwayne Bravo and Chris Gayle from the One-Day International (ODI) side come back to haunt them.

Australia work their way through West Indies for a victory that keeps the Frank Worrell Trophy in their possession for 20 unbroken years, stretching back to the triumph of Mark Taylor's team in the Caribbean in 1995.

Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Mortaza’s leadership qualities came to the fore from last November, and saw his team win 10 matches at home on the trot either side of a successful World Cup campaign.