Overview
- George Bailey said Friday that Nathan Lyon has probably reached the end of his Australia career after a severe hamstring tendon injury.
- The 38-year-old with 567 Test wickets tore the tendon in the third Ashes Test in December, and Bailey warned he may never return to peak condition.
- Bailey said the best available spinner will play, with no formal plan to manage Lyon's workload for now.
- Cricket Australia added Todd Murphy to its central contracts to keep him close to the Test setup as spin cover.
- A heavy Test run starts in August with Bangladesh and includes nine Tests from December to March, including five in India, before the Ashes in England.