Overview
- Nathan Lyon is set for an Adelaide recall for the third Ashes Test as Australia pursue a 3-0 series lead.
- He sits on 562 Test wickets and needs two to pass Glenn McGrath for second on Australia’s all-time list behind Shane Warne.
- Adelaide curator Damian Hough has prepared a drier wicket designed to turn, pointing to a larger role for spin across the match.
- Recent selections favored extra pace in pink-ball conditions, leaving Lyon out of two of the past three Tests and with only eight overs across his last two home appearances, according to ICC data.
- England named an XI without specialist spinner Shoaib Bashir, bringing in seamer Josh Tongue, as Lyon was honored on the Adelaide Oval’s Avenue of Honour.