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‘An unusual selection’: Why selectors dropped Lyon for the first time since 2013
@Source: smh.com.au
Kingston: The first major sign that Nathan Lyon had been dropped from Australia’s side for the third Test against West Indies was the kick of a soccer ball.
About 90 minutes before the start of play on Saturday (Sunday AEST) at Sabina Park in Jamaica, the 37-year-old was the first Australian player onto the field ahead of warm-ups. He wandered alone across the middle, without his spikes, aimlessly kicking a soccer ball and chatting quietly with support staff.
One member of staff offered a consoling pat on the back to the veteran of 139 Tests and 562 wickets.
When Scott Boland grabbed a tape measure to mark his run-up and began splashing white paint on the ground, Lyon’s fate was effectively sealed. Official confirmation came at the toss, 30 minutes before play, at 4am back in Australia.
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