2 England bowling options emerge for Sydney Ashes Test
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New South Wales: Less than a week before Australia takes the field for the first Ashes Test against England at Perth Stadium, the hosts have suffered a huge blow as senior pacer Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out due to a hamstring strain. Hazlewood injured ...
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.