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 because of a hamstring injury.
Lyon, 38, who became Australia’s second highest Test wicket-taker during the Adelaide Test, was injured diving in the field on the morning of the fifth day.
He clutched his right hamstring and left the field immediately.
Lyon took three wickets on the fourth afternoon to put Australia on the brink of a victory that will confirm a series win.
He went wicketless before his injury on day five, however, as England showed admirable fight.
There are just five days before the fourth Test begins in Melbourne on 26 December (23:30 GMT, 25 December), leaving Lyon with little time to recover. The final Test in Sydney follows five days after the fourth has finished.
Lyon, one of the greatest spinners of all time, suffered a calf injury during the second Test of the 2023 Ashes, which was a significant factor in England recovering to draw the series 2-2.
He bowled only two overs in the first Test of this series and then said he felt “filthy” after being left out of the second in Brisbane.
