How has Australia's Nathan Lyon performed in The Ashes? Stats
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Nathan Lyon will lend his voice in the Australian attack when the hosts take on England in the 2025-26 Ashes opener in Perth. Australia named Lyon in their playing XI for the 1st Test. The off-spinner has been a solid customer in Test cricket and his longevity is a testament. Here we decode his Ashes and overall stats in Test cricket.
Stats
Lyon has picked 110 Ashes scalps
In 30 Ashes Tests, Lyon has bagged a total of 110 wickets at 29.41 from 54 innings. He owns two five-wicket hauls with the best of 6/49. As per ESPNcricinfo, in 15 home Tests, he owns 56 wickets at 27.66. Meanwhile, he has picked another 54 Ashes wickets in England from 15 matches at 31.24.
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His overall stats in Test cricket
Overall in Tests, Lyon has picked 562 wickets from 139 matches at 30.14. He has 24 fifers under his belt. He also owns 10 10-wicket match hauls in Test cricket. As many as 268 of his Test wickets have come from 72 matches at 31.08.