Overview

• After leading the victory song in 125 Tests since 2013, Lyon formally handed the duties to wicketkeeper Alex Carey following Australia’s first Test win in Barbados.
• The change took place in the Kensington Oval dressing room on June 27 after Australia’s 159-run triumph over the West Indies.
• Lyon stressed that relinquishing songmaster honours does not signal retirement and affirmed his position as Australia’s first-choice off-spinner.
• He has taken 556 wickets in 138 Tests and sits seven shy of Glenn McGrath’s Australian record while targeting away series wins in India and England.
• The songmaster tradition dates back to Rod Marsh and has been passed through leaders such as Justin Langer, Michael Hussey and now Alex Carey.