Injured Australia spinner Nathan Lyon will play no further part on the final day of the third Ashes Test and is a doubt for the remainder of the series.

The incident was reminiscent of Lyon’s calf injury during the 2023 Ashes Test at Lord’s, when he missed the remainder of the series after hurting himself in the outfield. The Australians struggled without their strike tweaker, failing to win a match for the remainder of the tour.

Nathan Lyon has suffered a right hamstring injury and will not bowl again in the third Ashes Test match. The injury also puts him in serious doubt for the remainder of the series.

Lyon evoked memories of his calf injury at Lord's in 2023 when he made a diving stop on the fine-leg boundary on Sunday and then pulled up lame, clutching at the top part of his right leg. The 38-year-old immediately limped off the ground as a team physiotherapist attended to him.

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Victorian offspinner Todd Murphy, who has played seven Tests including two in the 2023 Ashes as Lyon's replacement, has bowled well in Sheffield Shield cricket this summer and was Australia A's specialist spinner in the recent game against England Lions in Brisbane, taking three wickets.

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