AUS vs ENG: 'Felt Like Little Gunshot'- Nathan Lyon On His Calf Injury In Lord's Test

Australia spinner Nathan Lyon has revealed the details of his calf injury during England vs Australia 2nd Test of Ashes 2023. The Australia off-spinner said that he felt like a little gunshot in his calf during the moment.

Nathan Lyon was part of Australia’s playing XI in the 2nd Test of Ashes 2023 at Lord’s. The Aussie spinner sustained an injury in his calf while fielding at the boundary during the match. Due to the injury, Nathan Lyon was also ruled out of the rest of the series later.

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I Just Heard This Little Gunshot: Nathan Lyon On Calf Injury

While speaking on the Willows Talk podcast, Nathan Lyon revealed what exactly happened on the field when he injured his foot. The 35-year-old said that while attempting England opener Ben Duckett’s catch, he felt a little gunshot in his calf while running.

“I actually tried to get the spider-cam moved just before that ball and tried to get Chris Gaffaney the umpire to move it. Then I went back and (England opener Ben) Duckett played the pull shot, got a top edge and I went to take off and I just heard this little gun shot and just felt it go straight away. I knew straight away my series was done there and then,” the off-spinner said.

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Nathan Lyon also added that he would have grabbed the catch if he was able to push his foot. He also recalled his conversation with Usman Khawaja just after facing the injury.

“I felt it straight in the calf. I was confident I would have caught that catch if I was able to push off my right foot. I remember Uzzie (Usman Khawaja) running over saying ‘what’s up … you got a cramp?’ and I said ‘nup, I’ve just blown my calf to bits. The emotions set in, then I sat in the changerooms for the next three and a half days,” said Lyon, who has played over 100 Test for Australia.

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Despite his injury, Nathan Lyon arrived to bat in the 2nd innings for Australia in Lord’s Test with a lot of pain. Later, he was ruled out of the match and the entire series and could not bowl in the 2nd innings.

In the 3rd Test at Headingly, Nathan Lyon was replaced by spinner Todd Murphy. However, Australia managed to win the Lord’s Test by 43 runs in the end. Batting first, Australia posted 416-10 with a century by Steve Smith (110). Later, they bowled out England for 325.

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Posting 279-10 in 2nd innings, Australia set up a target of 371 for the home team in the final innings. Ben Stokes scored a marvelous knock of 155 on the final day but lost his wicket when the team needed 70 more runs. Getting all out for 327, England lost the match.

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Meanwhile, England and Australia are set to face each other in the 4th Test. The encounter begins on July 19 at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester. Australia leads Ashes 2023 series 2-1.

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