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Australian cricket selectors face a significant challenge in managing the role of veteran spinner Nathan Lyon, whose automatic Test selection is now under scrutiny amidst a shift towards pace-heavy attacks and changing match conditions.
With Nathan Lyon almost as iconic in Australian cricket as the baggy green cap worn by the nation’s test players, selectors face a delicate task in managing a proud spinner whose role may be curtailed amid changing priorities.
Mackay [Australia], August 23 (ANI): Spinner Nathan Lyon became the fifth Australian bowler and only second Australian spinner after Shane Warne to reach 600 international wickets. Lyon achieved the 600-wicket milestone against Bangladesh at Mackay on Sunday. In the second innings on Day 2, Lyon returned with figures of 3/25 in 11.3 overs, after not…