In a bold selection call, Australia made two changes to the side that won in Perth, with Michael Neser replacing Lyon and Josh Inglis replacing the injured opener Usman Khawaja. Neser joins Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, and Brendan Doggett, as well as all-rounder Cameron Green, as Australia opt for an all-out pace attack for the Gabba Test.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
However, selection chief George Bailey earlier clarified it was \u201cvery much a one-Test decision\u201d to leave out Lyon, guaranteeing the off-spinner\u2019s selection for the third match against England in Adelaide.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bailey also said, \u201cNathan will disagree with the decision, and that\u2019s perfectly okay. I think he disagreed with the decision in Jamaica, and that\u2019s perfectly okay.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Asked about his conversation with chief selector George Bailey, Lyon told Channel 7 it was \u201cshort\u201d. He continued, \"Absolutely filthy, but yeah, can\u2019t do anything about it. Hope I can play my role in making sure I get the guys ready and do whatever I can to make sure that we get the right result here.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Asked about what would have been the reason behind his omission, Lyon added, \u201cTo be honest, I hadn\u2019t really sat down with Ronnie or George yet. I\u2019m letting things settle down in my own head and trying to make sure that I\u2019m, as I said, doing whatever I can to make sure the guys out in the middle representing Australia do the right thing and get the right result for us.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Lyon, who was also left out of Australia's previous day-night Test against the West Indies in July, has a strong record at the Gabba, taking 52 wickets at a tick under 29, and has 43 wickets at 25.63 with the pink ball.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt\u2019s no secret it\u2019s a place where I absolutely love playing cricket, and I feel like I\u2019ve got a decent record here, get a lot of bounce there. I felt like the wicket was going to offer a bit of bounce for myself, but I\u2019d like to see what Jacks does,\" said Lyon.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He also said he hasn\u2019t watched much of the action on Thursday. \u201cYeah, I\u2019m not a great watcher, if I\u2019m being honest. I don\u2019t know how many balls I\u2019ve watched.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The spinner added that communication is always there and \"will speak to the coaching staff when he\u2019s ready.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He also said he hasn\u2019t watched much of the action on Thursday. \u201cYeah, I\u2019m not a great watcher, if I\u2019m being honest. I don\u2019t know how many balls I\u2019ve watched.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI\u2019m not the first player to miss a Test match, and I won\u2019t be the last. But yeah, obviously pretty gutted because I know the role that I can play within Australian cricket, and especially a venue like this. Extremely disappointed, but I\u2019ll do whatever I have to do to make sure these guys are up,\" he concluded.<\/p>\r\n\r\n