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MYSTERIOUS: Nathan lyon - What They Never Told You

Selectors approach Lyon return with dose of reality

Nathan Lyon is on track to return from injury for Australia's next Test in August, but chief selector George Bailey admits big blocks of games may be difficult.

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Weatherald given early backing with national contract

Jake Weatherald has been included on Cricket Australia's contract list for the first time, taking the place of Sam Konstas ahead of a busy 12 months of Tests.

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Green or Webster, Head the opener: Australia’s searching questions to rise from the Ashes

Australia take away 4-1 series victory and bragging rights but also a number of issues that need to be addressed over a busy 18-month period ahead

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Starc warning: age no barrier for Aussies at next Ashes

When Australia left England after the 2023 Ashes, it looked likely most of the squad could retire before 2027. Now, the vast majority look set to return.

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Player ratings tell tale of England's Ashes woes

Less than half of England's touring party have been granted pass marks for their Ashes series after surrendering the urn in 11 days and being beaten 4-1.

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Warne would've 'went off his brain' about spin: Clarke

Michael Clarke fears Australian wickets are doing little to promote future generations of spinners, predicting Shane Warne would have been furious about it.

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Why ex Test star worries 'big-time' for Aussie spinners

For a fourth time in six Tests, Australia have opted against playing a spinner. Steve Smith says selectors have been backed into a corner by a recurring factor.

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Green's place in fifth Test team under the microscope

Australian allrounder Cameron Green has found himself under the microscope amid a tough Ashes series with the bat.

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Murphy ready to be adaptable to thrive as spinner

It has never been harder to be a Test spinner in Australia, but Todd Murphy is confident a future remains with a little bit of adaptability.

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What 2023 taught Lyon's understudy about Ashes pressure

Two-and-a-half years after being taken down by Ben Stokes at Headingley, Todd Murphy believes it could play into his favour if England attack him at the SCG.

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Spin bowling on the back foot with pace dominating quickfire Ashes

Nathan Lyon has been the only specialist spinner on show with touring tweaker Shoaib Bashir sidelined by England

The Guardian - UK

Fresh faces, return to SAfrica: Aussies' 2026 forecast

As the curtain comes down on a successful 2025, the Australian cricket team is turning its attention to the 2026 calendar year.

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Aussie spinner likely to earn recall for SCG Test

After being left out for the pace barrage of the two-day MCG Test, Todd Murphy is likely to be recalled for Australia's Ashes finale at the SCG.

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'Shocker': flurry of wickets sparks MCG pitch debate

The day started with talk of Australia playing no spin bowler and ended with discussion about whether the MCG pitch had too much life.

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Records left in the Ashes as bowlers blitz Boxing Day

The MCG pitch has turned into a minefield as a record 20 wickets tumbled on Boxing Day as Australia's pacemen inflicted new pain on beleaguered England.

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Pace aces to spearhead Australia's Boxing Day Test

Australia's bid for an Ashes whitewash will resume at the MCG on Boxing Day without a spinner after they elected not to pick a replacement for Nathan Lyon.

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Australia's bold call to leave spinner out for MCG Test

Australia will go in with a pace-heavy XI for the Boxing Day Test after opting to leave out Nathan Lyon's replacement, Todd Murphy, to face England at the MCG.

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Australia mull over spin question as Todd Murphy enters mix with plenty to play for

Off-spinner not guaranteed spot in XI but may have key role against a side that will try to clear the boundary

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Wounded England must salvage more than pride in MCG Boxing Day Ashes Test

Can McCullum’s ‘horse-whispering’ still register against a rampant Australia hungry for a series whitewash?

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Australia considering pace onslaught for MCG Test

Cameron Green's spot for Boxing Day could be in jeopardy, with Australia considering using four pacemen at the MCG to further rattle demoralised England.

The Independent UK

Australia captain Pat Cummins and spinner Nathan Lyon ruled out of rest of Ashes

Cummins is being rested after his decisive role in the third Test while Lyon is out with a hamstring injury

Evening Standard

Steve Smith captains Australia in Boxing Day Test as Pat Cummins plays no further part in Ashes

Fast bowler takes precautionary decision after back problems

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Hamstring surgery: Lyon's long road back to Test arena

Nathan Lyon will undergo surgery to repair a torn right hamstring, with Cricket Australia confirming the 38-year-old will be sidelined for an "extended period".

The Guardian - AU

Pat Cummins out of rest of Ashes series as Australia make two changes for MCG Test

Australia coach Andrew McDonald has revealed the extreme risk selectors took with captain Pat Cummins, who starred in the third Ashes Test in Adelaide

The Guardian - UK

McCullum admitting failure of his methods was gobsmacking but England are learning

Coach couldn’t free up his players so they found another way of removing pressure – by losing the series in rapid time

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