2 England bowling options emerge for Sydney Ashes Test
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There are fears Nathan Lyon will miss the remainder of the Ashes series after the veteran hobbled off with a hamstring concern during Day 5 of the third Ashes Test. After ripping the heart out of England on Day 4, Lyon immediately felt for the top of his right hamstring after diving to field a ball on the fine-leg boundary on Sunday.
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.
PERTH, Australia (AP) — England fast bowler Mark Wood could play in the first Ashes test against Australia starting next Friday after scans cleared him of a hamstring injury. Wood experienced tightness in his left hamstring after bowling his eighth over ...